Picture Day (2012)

A rebellious teenager forced to repeat her last year of high school is caught between adolescence and adulthood - and between two very different male admirers.

Director:

Kate Melville (as Kate Miles Melville)

Writer:

Kate Melville (as Kate Miles Melville)

Stars:

Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy

5 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatiana Maslany	...	Claire
Spencer Van Wyck	...	Henry
Steven McCarthy	...	Jim
Susan Coyne	...	Ruth
Fiona Highet	...	Annie
Mark DeBonis	...	Lewis
Catherine Fitch	...	Vice-Principal
Monica Dottor	...	Paula
Joanne Boland	...	Margot
Melissa Jane Shaw	...	Lucy
Brandon McGibbon	...	Travis
Michael McAdam	...	Greg
Joshua Teixeira	...	Randy
Jamillah Ross	...	Gym Teacher
Troy Lebane	...	Young Henry

Storyline

Claire Paxton is a rebellious and independent late teen, her outlook on life which is driven largely by the fact that her single mother is a self absorbed alcoholic. Claire is repeating some of her senior year classes at Toronto's Arthur Meighen High School in order to graduate, which she decides to do during the school year rather than waste her precious summer doing it in summer school. She has little motivation to attend classes or graduate. Her school year is affected largely by her encounters with two males with who she ends up spending much of her time. The first is Jim, the thirty-something front man for the funk band, the ElastoCitizens, with who she embarks on a sexual relationship. The second is Henry, a ninth grade student who she used to babysit. Henry is an exceptional student, but is at a stage in his life where he too is starting quietly to rebel against his straight-laced upbringing. Claire acts as his mentor in his coming of age, which may change if she knew that ...

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Plot Keywords:

high school | student | slacker | underachiever | slut | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, drug and alcohol use and language - all involving teens

Did You Know?

Quotes

Henry: What?
Claire Paxton: Twelve O' clock... a girl checking you out
Henry: [looks behind Claire] Where?
Claire Paxton: My Twelve... O' clock
[Henry looks behind him]
Claire Paxton: Don't stare... just... walk like a normal person

User Reviews

Tatiana must mean "gold" in some language

I was going to skip this movie because it sounded like yet another in a long stream of lame teen movies, but then I saw that Tatiana Maslany was the lead. Based on her stunning performances in Orphan Black, I decided to give it a chance and I'm glad I did.

Both Maslany and Spencer Van Wyck play roles much younger than their actual ages, but they are both completely believable. Their performances raise this otherwise common story into something much better.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Фотосессия

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Foundry Films, Snitch Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color