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The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story (2025)
15-year-old Alina Thompson, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles, pulls a fast one on her parents and sneaks away to an amateur photo casting call, where she meets photographer William Bradford. Unbeknownst to Alina, William is a serial killer, and she may be next.
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15-year-old Alina Thompson, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles, pulls a fast one on her parents and sneaks away to an amateur photo casting call, where she meets photographer William Bradford. Unbeknownst to Alina, William is a serial killer, and she may be next.
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Genre:Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Christine Conradt
In Theaters:9/20/2025
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Lifetime, Studio TF1 America
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