Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

Friendship pulled them together. Love tore them apart.

PG-13 2012 · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.

Directed by Sally Potter · Written by Sally Potter

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