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Bombay Beach

A quiet, tender slice of hardscrabble life that aches with longing and the weight of growing up too fast.

Overview: This coming of age story follows a naive young girl who dreams of leaving her trailer park to reunite with her estranged father in Los Angeles, while her older sister grapples with protecting her from their bleak reality.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, family, isolation, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
isolation
parenthood
grief
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild