''Blue Girl'' is an American

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. The film stars Bella Murphy with Adele Rudnick, Ana-Claire Henley, Celeste Caseria and Jamie Uhtof in supporting roles. Set in a virtual homeroom class, the film follows a young high-schooler named Katie who

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to her class as a

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Plot

Set in a

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homeroom class, a young high school student named Katie comes out as a lesbian. Longing for love and acceptance, she is left defenseless by her teacher Valerie to face a homophobic bully and a disappointed friend.

Cast

*Bella Murphy as Katie, a lesbian high school student *Adele Rudnick as Mara, a high school bully *Jamie Uhtof as Valerie, Katie's homeroom teacher *Ana-Claire Henley as Jenny, one of Katie's friends *Celeste Caseria as Chloe, a

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bisexual classmate Maeve Tuma, Lussi Salmela, Ari Khavin, Olivia Hobbs, Courtney McDanald, Sarah Sevak, Massina Commesso, Vanesa Ferizoli, Emilia Wagner, Safia Ait Hmidane and Daisy Donaldson also feature in minor roles as other classmates.

Reception

Critical response

''Blue Girl'' received mixed reviews.

References

External links

* 2020 films 2020 LGBT-related films 2020s LGBT-related drama films American teen LGBT-related films Lesbian-related films 2020s American films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub