
A documentary on the modeling industry's 'supply chain' between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S., told through the experiences of the scouts, agencies, and a 13-year-old model.... (Full plot summary below)
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A documentary on the modeling industry's 'supply chain' between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S., told through the experiences of the scouts, agencies, and a 13-year-old model.
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| Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianThe documentary makes you wonder about every beautiful woman who's ever stared out from a publication, poster, or billboard, looking sophisticated and self-assured. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA sad and cogent documentary about young girls exploited by the modeling industry. |
| Total FilmJonathan CrockerThe filmmakers stay back, observing, for a restrained, intimate and poignant result. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThis is the sort of film that should be mandatory viewing for all governments that have the power to combat such soul-shredding evil. |
| Village VoiceMichelle OrangeThe radiant sadness of its two subjects - one a soulfully impassive stripling, one a symmetrical husk - forms the center of Girl Model, and that is enough. |
| Boston PhoenixPeter KeoughDavid Redmon and Ashley Sabin's somber, sometimes poetic, Fred Wiseman-like documentary ... |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThat stink, like iffy contracts and child labor laws, remains unexplored. Filled with blind eyes and unspoken agreements, Girl Model opens a can of worms, then disdains to follow their slimy trails. |
| Movies.comChristopher CampbellThe most memorable part of the film is veteran model-turned-scout Ashley Arbaugh, an unbelievably intriguing nonfiction character. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeThis is the sort of film you should see at the cinema because owning the DVD could make you look like a paedophile. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineThis documentary takes a remarkably frank look at the fashion business, using the unusual perspective of a young Russian seeking work in Japan. |