Dir. Joyce Chopra · Starring Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm, Elizabeth Berridge, Margaret Welsh · Music Russ Kunkel
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Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
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A hazy, sun-drenched summer turns unnerving as a young girl's burgeoning desires collide with a predatory gaze. It's a poignant, unsettling portrait of a fragile transition, capturing the bittersweet ache of lost innocence.
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