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Twelve and Holding

Country: USA, Language: English, 90 mins

  • Director: Michael Cuesta
  • Writer: Anthony Cipriano
  • Producer: Brian Bell; Michael Cuesta

CGiii Comment

A particularly unpleasant portrait of incompetent parents & teenage life...in smalltown America.

It's a little too simplistic...the fat family produces fat kids, the f**ked-up psychologist adopts a f**ked-up Lolita...as a replacement for a dead child.

Basically, everyone is f**ked-up...but, thankfully, Cuesta does provide a light at the end of this f**ked-up tunnel.

The acting is too inconsistent to be ignored - especially the mother.

As a follow-up, this is a little disappointing from Mr Cuesta, considering his debut - L.I.E. - was an exceptional piece of film-making.


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The(ir) Blurb...

After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction.

Cast & Characters

Conor Donovan as Jacob / Rudy Carges;
Jesse Camacho as Leonard Fisher;
Zoe Weizenbaum as Malee Chuang;
Jeremy Renner as Gus Maitland;
Annabella Sciorra as Carla Chuang;
Jayne Atkinson as Ashley Carges;
Linus Roache as Jim Carges;
Marcia DeBonis as Grace Fisher;
Tom McGowan as Patrick Fisher;
Michael C. Fuchs as Kenny