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- An underlying theme of parental abuse and its lasting torments is deeply affecting. Though achingly honest, the film is never overly earnest or preachy. Loose ends are not tied up neatly. Short Term 12 offers inspiration and redemption, along with grittiness, intimacy and unexpected humor.
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Apr 24, 2015 · THEMES. Short Term 12 is a two-way coming-of-age drama, on one hand showing what it is like to spend “the best years of your life” stashed away in a place ruled by drama as much as by boredom and on the other hand portraying the people, who once having escaped the very same place, are trying to make a difference.
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. The film was the first leading performance of Larson's career.
- Short Term 12 (short), by Destin Daniel Cretton
- $400,000
- $2.3 million
- Joel P. West
Aug 23, 2013 · Instead, "Short Term 12" comes from a place of delicate and truthful understatement, which allows the humanity and decency of its characters—and, yes, the lessons—to shine through naturally. 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 ...
Sep 12, 2013 · An underlying theme of parental abuse and its lasting torments is deeply affecting. Though achingly honest, the film is never overly earnest or preachy. Loose ends are not tied up neatly.
Aug 26, 2013 · By David Edelstein. The finest and most wrenching American (fictional) movie so far this year is Destin Cretton’s Short Term 12, which also features a breakout performance by the actress Brie ...
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Mar 4, 2022 · ·. 9 min read. ·. Mar 4, 2022. -- Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay: After a first pass, it’s time to crack open the script for a deeper analysis and you can do that by creating a scene-by-scene breakdown.
A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend. At a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers, Grace is a young counselor trying to do her best for kids who often have been pulled from the worst kinds of home situations.
