Bleecker Street has unveiled the official trailer for the drama The Starling Girl [STRLG]. Eliza Scanlen stars as a teenager who is worried her love of dancing in her fundamentalist Christian church is sinful. She finds solace with her youth pastor, played by Lewis Pullman. Directed by Laurel Parmet, The Starling Girl opens in limited release on May 12th.
Seventeen-year-old Jem Starling struggles to define her place within her fundamentalist Christian community in rural Kentucky. Even her greatest joy of dancing with the church group is tempered by worry that her actions are sinful and she is caught between a burgeoning awareness of her own sexuality and her religious devotion. With the return of Owen, an enigmatic youth pastor, Jem soon finds herself attracted to his worldliness and charm. Slowly, he draws her into a dangerous relationship that could upend their entire community.
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