The Girl is an independent film written and directed by David Riker, and starring Abbie Cornish and Will Patton.

It opened in select theaters for a one-week awards-qualifying period on December 14, 2012, and had a limited theatrical release in March 2013.

[2] Cornish plays a single mother who helps illegal immigrants to cross the border from Mexico into Texas.

A young Mexican girl named Rosa comes into her care.

[3] The Girl has received generally mixed reviews.