Short Term 12
A film about kids and the grown-ups who hit them.
2008 22 minutesA film about kids and the grown-ups who hit them.
2008 22 minutes
A day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy who's getting into fights though he has only a week to go before his 18th birthday, a girl whose birthday it is, a foul-mouthed lad, and others. Denim uses music to calm one youth, orients a new staff member, sneaks a marijuana cigarette during a break, and by the day's end, talks to Natalia. Do any of us have it together?
23rd September 2008
18 years ago
22 minutes
Finishes at 4:07pm
7 wins total
7.3/10
67%
71%
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