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''If everybody married someone from a different race then in one generation there would me be no prejudice.''

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.

Evan Rachel Wood: Tracy Freeland

First of all, Thirteen is a story of c... read more

Yes, kids have a severe chemical imbalance going on in their heads during the teen years. And don't do drugs, kiddos, it just makes it worse.

Evan Rachel Wood is a natural born actress, and watching her in this is proof. Just an amazing, natural, unselfconscious performance. I love Holly Hunter in it too, and feel for her helplessness. Great coming-of-age film. A+

Description: Prolific production designer and art director Catherine Hardwicke makes her directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama Thirteen. A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend. Partly autobiographical, Thirteen was co-written by Hardwicke and actual 13-year-old Reed, who are close family friends. Originally intending to write a teen comedy, they ended up creating a hard-hitting drama exposing the contemporary teenage experience. Thirteen was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Prolific production designer and art director Catherine Hardwicke makes her directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama Thirteen. A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend. Partly autobiographical, Thirteen was co-written by Hardwicke and actual 13-year-old Reed, who are close family friends. Originally intending to write a teen comedy, they ended up creating a hard-hitting drama exposing the contemporary teenage experience. Thirteen was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, with Catherine Hardwicke taking home the Director's Award.


Taken in part from synopsis by Andrea LeVasseur
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