A Better Place (1997)

Directed by

Vincent Pereira

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage outsiders navigate their frustrations and loneliness in a small town. Their friendship is tested by a violent act that changes their lives.

moodyintrospectiveslow-burnmelancholicearnestquietly intensegroundedvulnerable

What happens

A Better Place is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Vincent Pereira. It stars Robert DiPatri and Eion Bailey. It was produced in association with View Askew, Kevin Smith's production company, and released to DVD by Synapse Films. It was nominated for the Golden Starfish Award for Best American Independent Film at the 1997 Hamptons International Film Festival. In 2016, the film screened out of jury competition, in the director-curated block, but was chosen as the Audience Favorite Feature Film of the first annual Oil Valley Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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