Thirteen [DVD]

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Over the years, she’s pitched a TV show based on Thirteen that would explore the lives of 13-year-olds in different cultural contexts, which she still hopes to make someday. The first episode was released on BBC Three in the UK on 28 February 2016. It began airing on BBC America in the United States on 23 June 2016. [2] [3] Each episode was broadcast on BBC Two a week after its release, with the first on 6 March 2016. In Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East, the series began airing in the middle of August 2016. Thirteenis my favorite film in the world,” the teenager said. “It actually inspired me to want to write and I already wrote my first screenplay.”

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I was just a kid, and so I grew up as the world was watching this film,” Reed says. “Maybe I would describe those experiences being more cathartic as opposed to the writing process. I was unaware when we were writing that there was anything being processed at the time.” Independent Films and Filmmakers Ready for Spotlight at Annual Spirit Awards". IndieWire. February 27, 2004 . Retrieved June 20, 2022. Weekly top 30 programmes". BARB . Retrieved 3 October 2017. (see "Weekly top 30 programmes", "BBC2 (SD+HD)", "Year: 2016", "Month: March", "Week: 29 Feb-6 Mar") However, viewers should definitely keep in mind the fact that the themes in Thirteen shift more towards the heavy drama side, consisting of extremely gritty topics that will even have a powerful impact on mature audiences and adults. The ending certainly marks as the most traumatic experience out of the film, because unlike so many other teen movies, there's absolutely no answers and while it doesn't exactly leave off on an irritating cliffhanger, the conflict is never properly resolved. Thirteen will leave you with an unbelievable amount of unanswered questions and thoughts. Weekly top 30 programmes". BARB . Retrieved 3 October 2017. (see "Weekly top 30 programmes", "BBC2 (SD+HD)", "Year: 2016", "Month: April", "Week: 28 Mar-3 Apr")

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Holly Hunter, who is always superb, outdid herself in the role of Mel, the caring mother who doesn't know when to put a tighter grip on her daughter, Tracy. Her performance is so touching, and so painful that you want to get inside her and show her what she needs to do. Catherine helped to facilitate these real bonds between all of us. But at the time, I was so unaware of how unusual that process is,” says Reed. “You don’t get to do that very often. I just thought it was wonderful that I was having sleepovers with friends.”

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How did Holly Hunter not win that Oscar? Why weren't Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed at least nominated, let alone winners? I can see the comparisons to KIDS, but the relationship between the two girls reminded me more of HEAVENLY CREATURES, down to their parents separating them when things get too intense between them. The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a chilling look at a pair of contemporary Valley girls—13-year-olds who are way beyond their years but also are nearly beyond repair," [16] while the Chicago Tribune 's Michael Wilmington called it "an excellent, unforgettable film," but also deemed it "extremely disturbing." [4] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Awards Films Honored: 1985–2008" (PDF). Sundance.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved April 24, 2018.Thirteen starts with an interesting premise but unfortunately the story contains no plot twists or interesting turns. I haven't seen a film this straightforward and heavily foreshadowed since Heavenly Creatures. There was no need to watch the ending. Thirteen". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023 . Retrieved July 2, 2023.

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The bottom line is, "Thirteen" is a great, realistic, disturbing urban drama that you should watch with an open mind and with knowledge that it is based in fact. This is a challenging and brave film, and everyone involved has gained immediate respect from me. One of the best of 2003. Tracy Freeland is a thirteen-year-old girl who just wants to fit in. To do so she must make friends with the most popular girl in the 7th grade ... Evie Zamora. It's not as easy as it sounds when Evie peer pressures Tracy into doing things such as stealing, drugs, piercings, and sex-- far from the Tracy everybody seems to know. But as Evie and Tracy's friendship gets closer, Tracy's old self drifts farther and farther away from her family and neighborhood friends where it's up to her mother to finally step in. — Shawn Gilson a b c d Wilmington, Michael (August 29, 2003). " 'Thirteen' takes you inside for a gritty and honest look at teenage girls' lives". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018 . Retrieved December 26, 2021.

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Thirteen opens with an almighty wallop (literally) as two stoned teenage girls repeatedly punch each other in the face - just for laughs. And the hits just keep on coming in this harrowing, and sometimes heartbreaking, growing pains yarn.