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Radio Rebel

2012 · 90 min

A bright, easy teen fantasy about finding your voice, with mild high-school stakes and a lot of heart.

Directed by: Peter Howitt
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Debby Ryan, Sarena Parmar, Adam DiMarco

Tagline: Can the girl who never speaks... Become the voice of a generation?
Overview: High school senior Tara is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class. But in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in hand, she rocks out -- doing mock broadcasts for Miami's hottest FM radio station, which happens to be owned by her stepfather. When a slot opens up at The SLAM, Tara surprises herself by blossoming behind the mike into confident, "Radio Rebel" -- and to everyone's shock, she's a hit!

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Directed by: Peter Howitt
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Debby Ryan, Sarena Parmar, Adam DiMarco

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
family
friendship
rebellion
Places: school
big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	6
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Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
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Genres: comedy, drama, family, tv movie, music
Directed by: Peter Howitt
Written by: Danielle Joseph, Peter Howitt, Jessica Scott, Erik Patterson
Starring: Debby Ryan, Sarena Parmar, Adam DiMarco, Atticus Mitchell, Merritt Patterson, Allie Bertram, Iain Belcher, Rowen Kahn
Music: James Jandrisch
Cinematography: Kamal Derkaoui
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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