Girl in Progress (2012)

Directed by

Patricia Riggen

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 122 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 14-year-old girl named Ansiedad creates a list of tasks she thinks will help her grow up faster. She tries to act more grown up while living with her busy single mother Grace.

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What happens

Girl in Progress is a 2012 American drama film directed by Patricia Riggen, written by Hiram Martinez, and starring Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Patricia Arquette, Eugenio Derbez, and introducing Cierra Ramirez in her film debut as Ansiedad Gutierrez. The plot follows the 14-year-old Ansiedad, who lives with her busy mother Grace and ends up acting like a grown-up and going through different tasks on her personal list, believing she can speed up the maturing process and become independent more quickly. The film received a limited release on May 11, 2012. It received the Favorite Movie Award at the 2012 ALMA Awards, which honors the accomplishments made by Hispanics in film, television, and music. Cierra Ramirez won the Favorite Movie Actress Supporting Role Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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