Sarah Holland created a multi-layered story that is enjoyable to watch and provokes reflection over the days after viewing. The film provides thoughtful insight into the challenges faced by today's youth, some of it novel as historic societal norms are fast-changing, others reminiscent of historic coming of age struggles felt by every generation in some form. In that way, the film is relatable to any audience. Holland does a masterful job exploring human interaction and basic emotions. At no point does the viewer feel that a particular agenda or message is being promoted. Rather, the viewer is really brought into experiencing each character's perspective with grace. Parallels to a film such as "The Whale" could be drawn: the level of emotional intensity, the brightness of youth, the complexity of relationships, and the darkness of emotional struggle. The production is masterfully executed, which is testament to the producer, director, and actors but it's really the well-crafted storyline that carries the film because there was so much depth of material for the team to leverage.
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