Magical Girl

7.2

/10

2h 7mDrama Thriller Mystery

An unemployed father seeking a gift for his dying daughter, a disturbed woman with a dark past, and a math teacher turned criminal find their fates bound together in this bracing thriller from Spanish director Carlos Vermut. When his young daughter is diagnosed with terminal leukemia, Luis becomes obsessed with fulfilling her dying wish: to own an exorbitantly expensive dress inspired by her favorite anime character, "Magical Girl Yukiko." After an encounter with the beautiful, rich, and mentally unstable Barbara, Luis decides to extort her for the money he needs. Barbara agrees to meet Luis' demands, but events soon take a shocking turn.

Spoken language: es

Starring Bárbara Lennie, José Sacristán, Luis Bermejo, Lucía Pollán, Israel Elejalde, Elisabet Gelabert, Marisol Membrillo, Miquel Insúa, Javier Botet, Alberto Chaves

Watch "Magical Girl" from streaming services Fandor, Kanopy released in 2014. It's a drama and thriller movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.