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Duane Hopkins (writer)
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December 2004 (USA) more
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Plot:
In a small rural village, a boy and girl have a fight and each storm off their separate ways. The day... more | add synopsis
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4 wins & 1 nomination more
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Teenage angst compressed for easy viewing more (3 total)

Cast

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Jay Firkins ... Steven
Zoe Rietti ... Jessica (as Zoe Rieti)
Val Millard ... Steven's Mom
Jan Mackendry ... Steven's Nan
Rob French ... Steven's Friend
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15 min
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6 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Teenage angst compressed for easy viewing, 27 February 2004
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

In a small rural village, a boy and girl have a fight and each storm off their separate ways. The day passes and the boy realises that he shouldn't have a made a big deal out of the argument and tries to get in contact with his girlfriend. He takes his bike and sets out to try and find her before the end of the day.

Even though it's deceptively loud car noises implies a potentially more dramatic turn in the plot, this film is actually a day that encapsulates the trials of a teenage relationship where mood swings play as much of a part as feelings of love and affection. Here the film puts this angst into just one day where the teenage couple have a meaningless fight then spend the rest of the day in a mix of strops and mending. The film is low key but is interesting enough to hold the attention but it is a little frustrating in the way it misleads a little and gives the impression that the cars are going to play a major role.

Despite this the central relationship is still good and it is easy to see the dynamic of their village relationship in just a few simple scenes. The two actors do really well; although it was disconcerting to me to find Rieti pretty attractive despite her white trash clothes and look! The two come across very natural and they manage to deliver stuff that isn't in the dialogue.

Overall this is not a perfect film as it requires a lot of reading into it and misleads a little bit with the overloud traffic noises. Despite this it is a great little snapshot of a typical teenage relationship - passionate, rocky, bewildering and soul destroying.

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