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'The Girl and the Spider' is a Swiss drama film, directed by Ramon Zrcher and Silvan Zrcher and released in 2021.[Peter Debruge, [https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-girl-and-the-spider-review-1234929877/ "The Girl and the Spider Review: A Simple Move Stirs Up Complex Emotions in Swiss Art Film"]. 'Variety', March 15, 2021.] The film centres on Mara (Henriette Confurius) and Lisa (Liliane Amuat), two women who have been living together, and portrays the emotional complications as Lisa moves out to a new apartment.[Allan Hunter, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-girl-and-the-spider-berlin-review/5157258.article "The Girl And The Spider: Berlin Review"]. 'Screen Daily', March 2, 2021.]
The cast also includes Ursina Lardi, Flurin Giger, Andr Hennicke, Ivan Georgiev, Dagna Litzenberger-Vinet, Lea Draeger, Sabine Timoteo and Birte Schnink.
The film premiered in the Encounters program at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival,[Scott Roxborough, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-film-festival-2021-panorama-lineup "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Panorama, Encounters Titles"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', February 10, 2021.] where the Zrchers won the award for Best Director in the program alongside Denis Ct for 'Social Hygiene (Hygine sociale)'.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1775170/denis-cote-festival-film-berlin-prix-encounters-hygiene-sociale "Denis Ct remporte un prix la Berlinale pour Hygine sociale"]. Ici Radio-Canada, March 5, 2021.] It had its North American premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2021/08/tiff-2021-lineup-midnight-madness-documentaries-1234808882/ "TIFF Unveils Docs, Midnight Madness & Wavelengths Lineup With Palme dOr Winner Titane, Liz Garbus Becoming Cousteau & More"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', August 4, 2021.]
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