Ginger & Rosa

Born on the same day in 1945, Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Alice Englert) promise to be best friends forever. But when they turn 17, “forever” doesn’t seem like it will last too long, as the Cold War heats up and missiles in Cuba threaten the future of the world. Their rowdy teenage activities – smoking, random boys, hitchhiking – take a more serious tone as they become activists to protest nuclear war.

ClearPlay In Action!

Most of the ClearPlay trimming in Ginger & Rosa comes through cutting insinuation. The girls bathe together in a platonic way, change clothes, and participate in dangerous behavior, much of which is edited in the ClearPlayed version. Brief language, including 2 F-words, is also removed. The story involves an affair and other adult topics, so you may want to limit viewing to mature teens and above.

Will Ginger & Rosa leave me ‘in the pink’?...

At the core of Ginger & Rosa is a passionate friendship and intense character study. Though the performances are uniformly strong, audiences looking for action will be disappointed, as most of the drama is internalized through Ginger’s feelings. The movie compares the travails of love and friendship to world annihilation, but in spite of the comparison, the movie is quiet and subtle, aiming for a thoughtful audience.

Marty Nabhan - ClearPlay BFF

Rated PG-13 for mature disturbing thematic material involving teen choices - sexuality, drinking, smoking, and for language; 90 min; Directed by Sally Potter