Rotten
This watchable but middling drama tackles a worthy, relatable subject without quite figuring out what to say about it.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Overview
Seventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her L.A. public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend, Clifton—who has always harbored a secret crush on her—he does his best to get in the way.
Director and cast
- Kerem Sanga Director
- Dylan Gelula as Anne
- Brianna Hildebrand as Sasha
- Mateo Arias as Clifton
- Pamela Adlon as Sharon
- Tim Heidecker as Mr. Q
- Cameron Esposito as Jasmine
- John Redlinger as Johnny Glasses
- Dominic Flores as Jorge Basanez
- Jennifer Prediger as Assistant Principal Heather Wiggins
- Erik Griffin as Mr. Maldonado
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A naturalistic coming-out story sinks into extreme melodrama.
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
This is a manipulative way to tell a story, to be sure ... but it's a pointed, appropriate one in terms of this film's overall effect.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
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