Lovely Rita
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Austria, Germany · 2001
1h 19m
Director Jessica Hausner
Starring Barbara Osika, Wolfgang Kostal, Karina Brandlmayer, Peter Fiala
Genre Drama
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Both at home and at school, Rita, a teenager living in suburban Austria, does not feel like she belongs. Her classmates dislike her, and her parents do not understand her aversion to their faith and lifestyle. However, big changes occur when Rita decides to start seducing her school bus driver.
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