The Wise Kids

NR 6.4
2011 1 hr 31 min Drama

A vivid, dynamic Southern coming-of-age drama, takes place in the transitional space between high school and college, when life seems to be all questions and no answers, and the future is scarily wide open. Set in and around a Charleston, SC Baptist church, weaving through this ensemble piece are three main characters - Brea, an introspective pastor's daughter experiencing debilitating doubt, the hyperactive Laura, Brea's best friend and a devout believer, and Tim, the open-hearted son of a single father, confronting his homosexuality for the first time. Tensions and buried feelings abound, as colleges are chosen and adults behave badly, as Brea, Laura and Tim attempt to hang onto what they have, all the while yearning to break free.

  • Cast:
    Molly Kunz , Allison Torem , Sadieh Rifai , Stephen Cone , Tyler Ross , Cliff Chamberlain , Jacob Leinbach

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Reviews

ChanBot
2011/07/09

i must have seen a different film!!

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Maidexpl
2011/07/10

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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Nayan Gough
2011/07/11

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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Zandra
2011/07/12

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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