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Lean on Pete is a 2017 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin.It stars Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi, and follows a 15-year-old boy in the American Northwest, who begins to work at a stable and befriends a racehorse.
For his 21st feature film, director André Téchiné returned to the theme of adolescent life more than twenty years after his success with Wild Reeds (1994). The script was written by Téchiné in collaboration with Céline Sciamma, director of three coming-of-age films: Water Lilies (2007), Tomboy (2011) and Girlhood (2014).
The website's critical consensus reads, "The Edge of Seventeen ' s sharp script – and Hailee Steinfeld's outstanding lead performance – make this more than just another coming-of-age dramedy." [ 21 ] On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [ 22 ]
The movie follows two 15-year-old girls who make a bet about who can lose their virginity first. The coming-of-age film dives into deep themes like peer pressure and self-discovery. Watch on prime ...
Alongside a sexual coming-of-age motif, ... from four to thirty locations in the U.S. on December 15, 2017, ... first theatrical trailer was released on August 1, 2017.
The film also screened at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2017. [7] In May 2017, the film was picked up by Wolfe Releasing for a theatrical and VOD release. [5] Princess Cyd was given a limited theatrical release in New York City and Chicago on November 3, 2017, and Los Angeles on December 1, followed by a DVD release on December 5. [8]
Hot Summer Nights premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2017. [10] [11] In September 2017, A24 and DirecTV Cinema acquired distribution rights to the film. [12] It was released through DirecTV Cinema on June 28, 2018, before receiving a theatrical limited release by A24 on July 27, 2018. [13]
Here are 15 age gaps in film that made us rethink some of cinema’s casting choices. Related: 15 Movie Remakes That Are Better Than the Originals. Archive Photos/Stringer/Getty.