Girl in Progress (2012)

As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she's reading for school.

Director:

Patricia Riggen

Writer:

Hiram Martinez (screenplay)

Stars:

Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramirez, Patricia Arquette

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eva Mendes	...	Grace
Matthew Modine	...	Dr. Harford
Cierra Ramirez	...	Ansiedad
Patricia Arquette	...	Ms. Armstrong
Eugenio Derbez	...	Mission Impossible
Raini Rodriguez	...	Tavita
Russell Peters	...	Emile
Landon Liboiron	...	Trevor
Brenna O'Brien	...	Valerie
Ana Maria Estrada	...	Tavita's Mom
Kendall Cross	...	Alice Harford
Dana Michael Woods	...	Gilliam
Robin Douglas	...	Olga
Jocelyne Loewen	...	Becky
Blu Mankuma	...	Principal

Storyline

Ansiedad has always hated the fact that her mom Grace was never mature or responsible. After getting used to taking care of her mom instead of the other way around Ansiedad decides to become in adult in every way possible. With that in mind she creates an outrageous list of all the things she needs to accomplish in order to become an adult. This coming of age story shows that growing up is never as easy as it seems and that the best thing to do is stay put.

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Plot Keywords:

coming of age | bare chested male | parent child relationship | teenage girl | maturation | 

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Taglines:

Lessons in motherhood. Taught by a Kid.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content including crude references, and drinking - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

1 April 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Ansiedad

Filming Locations:

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,384,078 (USA) (11 May 2012)

Gross:

$2,594,878 (USA) (15 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anxiety Productions, Latitude Entertainment, Pantelion Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color Black and White (fantasy sequences)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Ansiedad starts running after she goes to Dr. Harford's house, she passes the car twice.

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Quotes

Ansiedad: By the way, I'll need to borrow your sister's bike to establish my plucky innocence.

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Connections

References Mission: Impossible (1966)

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Soundtracks

Hard Heart (Love Spy)
Written by Fu Han
Performed by Queen Sea Big Shark

User Reviews

Great movie, nice twist on the classic coming of theme

I watched this movie last night and thought it was a great movie.

The movie starts off slow and a bit quirky. At times it even feels like it is trying to hard to be something its not. Then somewhere in the middle, it drops the quirky and the story develops. I became invested and began to care for the characters.

The acting was good. Both main actresses do a great job in their roles as mother and daughter. As an educator myself, I see these types of mothers and daughters almost every school year. It was nice seeing their story be told and also one from Latin roots.

I would recommend this movie because at the end of it all, you leave the movie with some thoughts and emotions tied to the characters.

Good film.