2003 · drama · coming-of-age
Thirteen
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke1h 40m2003
When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.
Our read: Thirteen (2003) reads as a heavy, breathless, grounded drama · coming-of-age entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, breathless, extreme drama / coming-of-age, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- heavy
- kinetic
- extreme
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