It's incredibly difficult to set a film inside a home for at-risk kids and not have it come off as sappy or preachy or cliched, but Short Term 12 is one of those rare movies that manages to steer clear of all those trappings while delivering a powerful story about adults and children relying on one another to move past abusive upbringings and mental instability in order to discover a life that's rewarding and full of love. Short Term 12 is tremendous in the way it portrays the almost super-human strengths and debilitating weaknesses born out of long-term abuse, and its emotional roller coaster of a script is part of the reason why it took home the biggest prize at this year's SXSW Film Festival: a Grand Jury award for Narrative Feature. Additional kudos go...
Read More Erik Davis 15 Mar, 2013
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