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The Boarder

2012 · 99 min

A sobering, earnest drama that immerses you in a family's painful struggle with trauma and attachment, asking for patience and emotional engagement.

Directed by
Jolene Adams
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dee Wallace, Andy Scott Harris, Leslie Stevens
Tagline
Get Attached
Overview
Inspired by true-life events, this is the sobering story of the Williams family and their process of coping with an adopted child suffering from Reactive Attachment Disorder.

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Directed by
Jolene Adams
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dee Wallace, Andy Scott Harris, Leslie Stevens
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • parenthood
  • faith
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Jolene Adams
Written by
Jane Elizabeth Ryan
Starring
Dee Wallace, Andy Scott Harris, Leslie Stevens, Carlton Wilborn, Patrick Bauchau, McKenzie Clayton
Cinematography
Carmen Cabana
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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