Summaries

A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.

At an elite girls boarding school, the award winning diving team is considered the premier group of girls in the school. When a new girl from Spain, Fiamma, comes to the school and joins the team, the rest of the squad is jealous of her relationship with the coach and force her off the team and out of the school by bullying her. When the girl is forced to rejoin the group, they decide to let her into their social circle and begin to be as fascinated with her as their coach is. But things take a turn when the coach lets her fascination lead her too far.—Masood Meery, Mashhad, IRAN

Details

Keywords
  • boarding school
  • lesbian interest
  • obsession
  • asthma attack
  • death by asphyxiation
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Drama
Release date Dec 3, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom France Spain Switzerland Ireland
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Headfort School, Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Production companies Antena 3 Films Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board Element Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $29683
Opening weekend US & Canada $9467
Gross worldwide $101860

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

Within the confines of a strict, all-girls English boarding school (circa 1930s), a clique students participate on the swim team not only to pass the time, but to be close to their swimming instructor, the enigmatic, yet charismatic, Miss G (Eva Green). While Miss G originally encourages their idolization and crack (crush) on her, the teachers attention is quickly focused on the arrival of an exotic and beautiful Spanish foreign pupil, Fiamma (María Valverde). As the new girl rebuffs her classmates, and further rejects Miss Gs interest, her teammates begin to grow jealous of Miss Gs fascination with Fiamma, and resent the latters distain of their instructor, accumulating in the inexplicable disappearance of Fiamma.

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