The Toy Soldiers (2014)

Directed by

Erik Peter Carlson

Genre

drama film, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 1980s, a roller rink is about to close for good. Over its final night, five teenagers experience sex, drugs, and music that change their lives.

bittersweetnostalgicintimategrittymelancholicrawatmosphericslow-burn

What happens

The Toy Soldiers is a 2014 American coming-of-age drama film was written and directed by Erik Peter Carlson, and starring Najarra Townsend, Constance Brenneman, Chandler Rylko, and Jeanette May Steiner. Set in the 1980s, five coming-of-age stories unravel together on the final evening that local hangout, The Soldiers Roller Rink, closes its doors. During an ongoing night of sex, drugs, and rock "n" roll, the innocence of youth will unravel and each individuals life will be changed forever. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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