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Fish Tank
Why this pick
A raw, intimate coming-of-age portrait led by an impulsive teenage girl, with similarly unsentimental sexuality, complicated adult attention, and a vivid sense of her inner life.
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MOVIE2015 1h 42m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1976 San Francisco, 15-year-old aspiring cartoonist Minnie begins keeping an audio diary. She is stirred by her awakening sexuality and wants to lose her virginity. She fears she may be unattractive, but receives attention from boys at school.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bel Powley
Minnie Goetze
Kristen Wiig
Charlotte Worthington
Christopher Meloni
Pascal MacCorkill
Austin Lyon
Ricky Wasserman
Anthony Williams
Frankie
Margarita Levieva
Tabatha
David Fine
Old Hippie
Alexander Skarsgård
Monroe