Girl in the Picture is an American Netflix original documentary film directed by Skye Borgman.[1] It's based on the books A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon by Matt Birkbeck, who also serves as executive producer.[2] The story is centered on a young girl known as Sharon Marshall, who was abducted by a federal fugitive Franklin Delano Floyd and then raised as his daughter.[3] Over the course of the next two decades, she was sexually assaulted by Floyd, forced to marry him and ultimately died in a suspicious hit-and-run accident in 1990.[4] The film follows the shocking events that transpired afterward, and the years-long efforts by Birkbeck, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the FBI to find her true identity. The film was released on July 6, 2022.[5]

Girl in the Picture
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Directed bySkye Borgman
Produced by
  • Matt Birkbeck
  • Skye Borgman
  • Emily Bon
  • Jimmy Fox
  • Dani Sloane
CinematographyArlene Nelson
Edited by
  • Fernanda Tornaghi
  • Edward Wardrip
Music byJimmy Stofer
Production
company
All3Media America
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Upon its release, Girl In The Picture remained the number one movie on Netflix for several weeks.[6] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a positive review of 96% based on 23 critics' reviews.

References

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  1. ^ Murray, Noel (2022-07-08). "Review: Who is the 'Girl in the Picture'? and more movies to see at home this weekend". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. ^ "Fans Are Praising Unsung Hero of Horrifying New Netflix True Crime Documentary". 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Inside the Endlessly Twisted Story of Netflix's Girl in the Picture". E! Online. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  4. ^ Shafer, Ellise (2022-07-13). "'Girl in the Picture': Were Michael Hughes' Remains Ever Found, Is Frank Floyd Still Alive and More Unanswered Questions". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  5. ^ Butler, Bethonie (2022-07-13). "'Girl in the Picture' restores an identity lost to decades of horror'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  6. ^ Mahale, Jenna (2022-07-12). "What is Girl in the Picture? The true crime sensation sweeping Netflix explained". i-d.vice.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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