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Directed by India Donaldson | 90 mins | 2024
A standout of Sundance 2024, Donaldson’s piercing debut drama stars astonishing newcomer Lily Collias as 17-year-old Sam, forced to play mediator between her father (James Le Gros) and his oldest friend (Danny McCarthy) when their gently contentious back-and-forth threatens to reach a boiling point over the course of a three-day trek in the Catskills. An exquisitely detailed and beautifully performed three-way character study describing the discoveries of youth and the boundaries of experience.
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