Contest (2013)

Directed by

Anthony Joseph Giunta

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bullied high school student enters a cooking contest to win a prize that could change his life. He teams up with an unexpected friend as they face challenges from bullies and learn about standing up for themselves.

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What happens

Contest is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Anthony Joseph Giunta and starring Kenton Duty, Daniel Flaherty, Katherine McNamara, and Mary Beth Peil. The film premiered at the 2013 Mill Valley Film Festival, and aired on Cartoon Network on October 6, 2013, as part of their Stop Bullying, Speak Up promotion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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