Movie

Girl in Progress

2012 · 93 min

A tender, bittersweet coming-of-age story that balances teenage rebellion with mother-daughter heart, feeling both honest and hopeful.

Tagline: A tale of acting up, acting out, and acting your age.
Overview: As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she's reading for school.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, family, identity, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
identity
parenthood
friendship
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild