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Release Date:
7 July 2006 (Sweden) moreTagline:
Do You Know Who Your Kids Are? morePlot:
After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a disfigured 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, hormones, and family dysfunction. | full synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Burning for youth moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Conor Donovan | ... | Jacob / Rudy Carges | |
| Jesse Camacho | ... | Leonard Fisher | |
| Zoe Weizenbaum | ... | Malee Chuang | |
| Jeremy Renner | ... | Gus Maitland | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Carla Chuang | |
| Jayne Atkinson | ... | Ashley Carges | |
| Linus Roache | ... | Jim Carges | |
| Marcia DeBonis | ... | Grace Fisher | |
| Tom McGowan | ... | Patrick Fisher | |
| Michael C. Fuchs | ... | Kenny (as Michael Fuchs) | |
| Martin Campetta | ... | Jeff | |
| Joseph Foster | ... | Keith Gardner (as Joseph 'C.J.' Foster) | |
| Max Miner | ... | Tommy | |
| Noelle 'Parker' Present | ... | Haley Fisher | |
| Jessica Sorto | ... | Sara Fisher |
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Rated R for some violence and sexual content involving minors, and for language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
Chile:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:94 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
USA:R | UK:15 | Sweden:11 | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-11 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16Fun Stuff
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Continuity: Jacob's birthmark changes in location, size, and color throughout the movie. moreQuotes:
Rudy: Our birthday comes once a year and you ask for a hockey mask. You don't even play.Jacob: Jason from Friday the 13th wears one. He's bad-ass.
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Twelve and Holding (2005) ***1/2
Twelve and Holding is filled with some of the best performances by young kids as I've seen in a long time. Michael Cuesta directs the film very nicely and the film approaches a difficult subject of how young kids deal with tragedy and death head on. Though the film doesn't rank up there with Come and See, Forbidden Games, or Grave of the Fireflies, this is still a wonderful and delicate addition to that genre. The material in this film could have easily been turned into a nightmarish exploitation picture, but its done just right and focuses intently on the reality of these kids situations.
Leonard's parents seem to be more caricatures than realistic, and there are some aspects of the screenplay which could have used some fine tuning, but overall Twelve and Holding is a powerful, heartbreaking and tragic film, handled oh so delicately by Cuesta and especially the young actors and some of the adults as well(especially Jeremy "Dags" Renner, who'da thunk it).
A very nice little film that deserved a much wider audience than it got.
3.5/4