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Director:
Shana Feste
Writer:
Shana Feste (screenplay)
Contact:
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Plot:
A drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son. | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(35 articles)
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wonderful, moving Sundance film! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Pierce Brosnan ... Allen Brewer

Susan Sarandon ... Grace Brewer
Carey Mulligan ... Rose

Johnny Simmons ... Ryan Brewer

Aaron Johnson ... Bennett Brewer

Zoë Kravitz ... Ashley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Cheryl Alessio ... Piano Student

Lindsay Beamish ... Shea

James Biberi ... Sec

Cynthia Boorujy ... Rose's Doctor
Dante E. Clark ... Allen's Student

Cheryl Cosenza ... The Hair Stylist
Alyssa May Gold ... Cheerleader
Maria Justine Henley ... Student
Hannah Hodson ... Amy

heather Matthews-Yanoff ... Friend

Anthony Del Negro ... Friend at Funeral

Javier Picayo ... Jay
Portia ... Toni
Miles Robbins ... Sean Brewer
Garett Ross ... Ryan's Stoner Friend
Eric Santiago ... Party Goer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min (Hollywood Film Festival)
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Writer-director Shana Feste wrote the script over three months while working as a nanny in Southern California. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of La stanza del figlio (2001) more

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4 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
wonderful, moving Sundance film!, 24 January 2009
10/10
Author: andrewjoseph480 from United States

I saw this film at Sundance this year and was very impressed. I lost a brother six years ago and this was a realistic and intelligent portrayal of grief. What I like most about the movie is that it had a hopeful ending. My parents did not get a divorce after we lost my brother and it was nice to see a movie that didn't end in the demise of the family.

Pierce was really excellent - better than I've ever seen him before. Johnny Simmons was also wonderful. He provided the humor the movie needed. If you get a chance to see this movie I would jump at the opportunity. It made me laugh and it made me cry. I think it will be very cathartic to anyone that has ever lost someone they have loved. Really great job!

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