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12 and Holding

Do You Know Who Your Kids Are?
Do You Know Who Your Kids Are?
Drama - 2006
12 and Holding
7.4
73%
65
Three close knit 12-year-olds - introverted Jacob, precocious Malee and vulnerable Leonard - start down the path of self-discovery and begin to distinguish their own voices from those of their parents.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
31 Mar 2006
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$400,000
Revenue:
$314,017
Awards:
5 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Raw and unpredictable. It's also compelling.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Jun 2006
fresh:
Flawed but compassionate study of kids struggling with grown-up issues without much adult supervison.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
16 Jun 2006
rotten:
... a film that never quite equals the sum of its many intriguing parts.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
9 Nov 2006
fresh:
The film careens from crisis to crisis. Yet each time it threatens to spin out of control, [director Michael] Cuesta demonstrates a firm hand that keeps us leaning in with interest.
– Hap Erstein,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
6 Aug 2006
fresh:
The stories coexist without intersecting, and the film would benefit from a stronger narrative spine, but bringing together three such gifted young actors in a single film is a minor miracle.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
15 Jun 2006
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