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Aug 23, 2013 · The film's originality begins with the setting: a foster-care center for at-risk teens whose troubles run the gamut from depression to substance abuse to self-mutilation. Writer-director Destin Daniel Cretton based "Short Term 12" partly on his own experiences working at such a center, and previously made a short film on the subject.
98% Tomatometer 175 Reviews 92% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings A supervisor (Brie Larson) at a group home for at-risk teens connects with a new resident (Kaitlyn Dever) while facing a personal ...
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Aug 26, 2013 · Aug. 26, 2013. Edelstein: Short Term 12 Is the Most Wrenching Drama I’ve Seen This Year. By David Edelstein. The finest and most wrenching American (fictional) movie so far this year is...
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Aug 23, 2013 · Grace (Brie Larson), a young supervising staff member of a foster care facility, looks after troubled teens and reckons with her own past alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.).
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Short Term 12 is a 2013 American independent drama film written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. It is adapted from Cretton's short film of the same name, produced in 2009. The film stars Brie Larson as Grace Howard, a young supervisor of a group home for troubled teenagers.
Incredibly natural in its approach, wonderfully balanced from start to finish & further solidified by a convincing ensemble performances, Short Term 12 tells the story of Grace, a very caring & capable supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers.
Short Term 12 Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies. Ten years after its theatrical release, Short Term 12 remains...
