Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023)

Directed by

Jamie Dack

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disconnected teenage girl begins a relationship with a man twice her age. The film follows her as she becomes drawn into his world.

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What happens

Palm Trees and Power Lines is a 2022 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Jamie Dack in her feature directorial debut, based on her 2018 short film of the same name. The screenplay by Dack and Audrey Findlay is from a story by Dack. The film stars Lily McInerny as a disconnected teenage girl falling into a relationship with a man (Jonathan Tucker) twice her age. The film had its world premiere at the 38th Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2022, where Dack won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award. It was released in select theaters in the United States and on VOD on March 3, 2023, by Momentum Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned four nominations at the 38th Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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