Directed by:
Siân HederScreenplay:
Siân HederCinematography:
Paula HuidobroComposer:
Michael BrookCast:
Elliot Page, Allison Janney, Jennifer Esposito, Doris McCarthy, Zachary Quinto, Uzo Aduba, Evan Jonigkeit, David Zayas, Tammy Blanchard, John Benjamin Hickey (more)VOD (1)
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Young vagabond Lu lives in a van and is fiercely independent in her hand-to-mouth existence. This daily struggle has become tiresome for her privileged boyfriend, Nico, who unceremoniously leaves her one night. When a chance encounter incites her to impulsively "rescue" a baby from a negligent mother, Lu, at a loss for what to do, turns to the only responsible adult she knows: Nico's unsmiling academic mother, Margo, who believes she's the child's grandmother. Thrown together despite differences in class and worldview, Margo and Lu make a lovable, if tense, odd couple. The two are bound to each other as they tentatively form a haphazard family, though Margo has no idea that the police are hot on Lu's trail for absconding with a child. (Sundance Film Festival)
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Ellen Page once again showed me why I don't like her, and I simply never will. I find her acting repulsive. Even though she was off-putting to me, thanks to its bizarre plot, which is conceived quite seriously, this movie was watchable. It does have some sort of message in the end, and there are some nice supporting characters.
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The premise wasn't close to my heart, which made me all the more surprised that I couldn't tear myself away from the screen. The filmmakers really went the extra mile and made a very interesting drama in a surprisingly civil way without the typical American pathos. I was very pleased with two things. Firstly, the plot didn't focus on a child character. Secondly, Allison Janney was cast in practically the same role as in Masters of Sex.
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