Director: Chad Faust
A straight-A student trades homework for house shows in Girl, a 2025 coming-of-age comedy-drama set inside Portland's rock scene.
What is Girl about?
Directed by Chad Faust, the film follows a disciplined, high-achieving teenager who starts sneaking into the city's music venues and falls for the unpredictable pull of live performance. What begins as curiosity about a world far removed from report cards and college applications turns into something closer to obsession, as she gets closer to the musicians, crowds, and late nights that define Portland's underground circuit. Bella Thorne and Mickey Rourke lead a cast that also includes Glen Gould, Chad Faust himself, and Elizabeth Saunders, with the story balancing humor and heartbreak as its central character tests how far she is willing to bend the identity everyone else has already decided for her.
Cast & crew
Bella Thorne stars alongside Mickey Rourke, with Glen Gould, director Chad Faust, Elizabeth Saunders, Lanette Ware, Michael Lipka, and John Clifford Talbot filling out the ensemble that populates the film's club and stage scenes, moving between the teenage lead's home life and the noisier world she is drawn toward.
Context & significance
Girl is a Canada-United States co-production from 2025, directed by Chad Faust, who also takes an acting role in the film. Its music-and-drama genre blend leans on Portland's real rock and DIY venue culture as a backdrop rather than a fictional stand-in city, giving the soundtrack and club settings a lived-in, documentary-adjacent feel.
Where & how to watch
Girl is available to stream on K-Time with Persian subtitles. The page itself is free to browse; watching the film requires signing into a K-Time account, with menus and navigation available in Farsi for viewers in the diaspora.