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Short Term 12

Cast

Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malek View All

Crew

Destin Daniel Cretton (Director), Destin Daniel Cretton (Writer) View All

Release: Aug. 23rd, 2013

Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.

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seanc
The two characters feel right together, they are well acted, and the conflict in their relationship is the most engaging aspect of the film.

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Iroquois
Short Term 12 is a pretty good film and, while it doesn't do anything too out of left-field and occasionally falls prey to the odd narrative clich, it is a worthwhile film that does work wonders at engendering sympathy and empathy for its characters.