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Permanent Record (1988)

Permanent Record poster
Directed by
Marisa Silver
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school senior's suicide deeply affects his friends and family. The story follows them as they cope with their loss and try to understand what happened.

somberreflectiveemotionalslow-burnmelancholicintimategrief-strickenpoignantheavy

What happens

Permanent Record is a 1988 American drama film starring Pamela Gidley, Michelle Meyrink, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Rubin, and Alan Boyce. It was filmed on location in Portland, Oregon and Yaquina Head near Newport on the Oregon Coast. The film primarily deals with the profound effect of suicide, and how friends and family work their way through the grief. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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