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 & 4 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 an 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:

title directed by female | woman | coming of age | restaurant | waitress | 

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Taglines:

A tale of acting up, acting out, and acting your age.

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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:

10 August 2012 (Bulgaria)

Also Known As:

Ansiedad

Filming Locations:

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,384,078, 13 May 2012

Gross USA:

$2,594,878

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

At the party Grace is drinking a beer, but her bottle is empty.

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Quotes

Ansiedad: I'm just here because I need somebody to recognize my potential and then watch helplessly as I throw it all away.

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Connections

References Mission: Impossible (1966)

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Soundtracks

Shake the Tree
Written by Reni Lane & Sam Bisbee
Performed by Reni Lane

User Reviews

Loose the r-word!

Loved the idea of this movie and what it was mostly about, but must say this movie totally lost me with it's overuse of the word retarded. I really think society today knows better than to incorporate that derogatory word in the media. There is no purpose. Shouldn't we be eliminating that word from our vocabulary, nor encouraging the use of it? What talented writing; there is no reason for this! Beyond that, movie was great and different from anything I have watched in some time. Interesting story about a young girl trying to find her way without a true mother figure and the struggles she goes through. Very good depiction of a rough adolescence and makes you laugh cry and sympathize with the trials and roughness of this age.