Purgatory

A bittersweet, gently funny look at a girl trying to hold her family together, mixing warmth and sadness with a nostalgic 1980s glow.

Directed by

Lindsay Lanzillotta

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Ruby McGurrin, Abby Elliott, John Reynolds

Overview

In the early 1980s, 13-year-old Beatrice Gravel's comfortable world—family, school, and church—fractures when her mother moves out to 'self actualize', leaving Beatrice and her younger sister Chloe with their devastated father. As Beatrice doubles down on a plan to 'fix' her family, she barrels through bullies, friendship blowups, a make-out party, and a kleptomaniac babysitter—forcing her to decide who she wants to be when she can’t get what she wants.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, coming-of-age, grief, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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