Mental (2012)

Directed by

P. J. Hogan

Genre

comedy drama, coming-of-age film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 85 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hitchhiker becomes the nanny for five teenage girls whose mother is struggling after their father's affair. Her unusual methods shake up the family and help them heal.

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What happens

Mental is a 2012 comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film stars Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber, and Rebecca Gibney. It follows a hitchhiker transforming a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five teenage girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity. Mental premiered as the closing film at the 61st Melbourne International Film Festival on 18 August 2012 and was theatrically released in Australia on 4 October 2012. It earned eight nominations at the 2nd AACTA Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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