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Radio Rebel (2012)

Radio Rebel poster
Directed by
Peter Howitt
Genre
drama film, musical film, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 845 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A shy high school girl secretly hosts a popular radio show. She uses her on-air identity to help other students while hiding her true self.

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What happens

Radio Rebel is a 2012 teen comedy-drama television film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott. Based on Danielle Joseph's 2009 novel Shrinking Violet, the film stars Debby Ryan as a shy high school student who secretly hosts a popular radio show under the alias "Radio Rebel". Merritt Patterson, Adam DiMarco, Sarena Parmar, and Nancy Robertson also star. Produced by MarVista Entertainment and Two 4 the Money Media, the film premiered on Disney Channel in the United States on February 17, 2012, attracting 4.3 million viewers. Meanwhile, the movie premiered on YTV in Canada on February 17, 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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