Underplayed Gems

12 and Holding (2005)

12 and Holding poster
Directed by
Michael Cuesta
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
15
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three twelve year old friends deal with a tragedy that changes their lives. Each child copes in a different way, revealing the painful gap between childhood innocence and adult reality.

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What happens

12 and Holding is a 2005 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Michael Cuesta and starring Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho, Zoe Weizenbaum, and Jeremy Renner. The film is distributed by IFC Films and was released on May 19, 2006 in limited theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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