Assassination of a High School President
“Politics, popularity, paranoia, pharmaceuticals. Are you in?”
ComedyCrime
After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke sets out to unmask the thief. Bobby prints an article fingering Class President Paul Moore as the thief, shredding the youth's reputation. But as Bobby gets to know Paul's girlfriend, Francesca, he comes to realize he was wrong about Paul, so he sets out to unmask the true culprit.
VIBE
This film feels like a darkly funny, cynical dive into high school's underbelly. It’s a sharp, witty, and surprisingly tense neo-noir that captures the anxiety of adolescent ambition and the messy pursuit of truth.
cynicalwittyanxiousdarkly comicsteadyteen comedyneo-noirindie darlingdeceptionambitioncoming-of-agetruth
