Electrick Children (2012)

Pregnant by music? Rachel, a young teenager from a fundamentalist Mormon community, believes in immaculate conception, while her fundamentally religious family regards her condition as an ... See full summary »

Director:

Rebecca Thomas

Writer:

Rebecca Thomas

Stars:

Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Julia Garner	...	Rachel
Rory Culkin	...	Clyde
Liam Aiken	...	Mr. Will
Bill Sage	...	Tim
Cynthia Watros	...	Gay Lynn
Billy Zane	...	Paul
John Patrick Amedori	...	Johnny
Rachel Pirard	...	Sara
Cassidy Gard	...	Snow
Paola Baldion	...	Lola
Guy Camilleri	...	Kyle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eva Lokelani Brandimarti	...	Punk Rocker
Lenny DePaul	...	Police officer
Vincent J. DiGiorgio	...	Johnny Cash
Ben Fritz	...	Officer Fritz

Storyline

Pregnant by music? Rachel, a young teenager from a fundamentalist Mormon community, believes in immaculate conception, while her fundamentally religious family regards her condition as an intolerable transgression. The search for the child's origins is a revelation for the 15-year-old.

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Plot Keywords:

immaculate conception | 15 year old | mormon | runaway | fundamentalism | 

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Taglines:

A movie about miracles...

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including brief sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Elektryczne dzieci

Company Credits

Production Co:

Live Wire Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Great original storyline, great actors.

'Electrick Children' follows the story of a pregnant, 15 year old Rachel living in a Mormon society in present day and claims that the father of her unborn child is the voice of a singer on a rock cassette she listened to, insisting that 'God got her pregnant through the tape'. When being forced to confess to her parents that she has sinned, frustrated that they won't believe her miracle and are persistent in arranging a marriage for her the next day, Rachel steals her father's truck and journey's into Las Vegas in order to find the singer on the tape. This 'coming of age' story is the first feature film of director Rebecca Thomas and stars actress Julia Garner, who is very convincing in her performance of playing the naïve and vulnerable teenager alongside our skater/stoner character that happens to take a shine to her when they meet in Vegas, Clyde, played by Rory Culkin who does a great job in capturing the emotions of his character and is beginning to step out of his brothers' shadows in becoming a star in his own right. The film is enticing up until the last half hour when a charge of events and little time for the audience to comprehend them leads the ending to seem quite messy. Regardless, this film is successful in capturing teenage emotion and I have nothing but praise for Julia Garner and Rory Culkin who performed their roles wonderfully.