The Wise Kids

July. 09,2011      NR
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Molly Kunz as  Brea
Allison Torem as  Laura
Sadieh Rifai as  Elizabeth
Stephen Cone as  Austin
Tyler Ross as  Tim
Cliff Chamberlain as  Dylan
Jacob Leinbach as  Brad
Sadie Rogers as  Cheryl
Will Kinnear as  Adam

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Reviews

Ensofter
2011/07/09

Overrated and overhyped

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Intcatinfo
2011/07/10

A Masterpiece!

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Tobias Burrows
2011/07/11

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Geraldine
2011/07/12

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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