Mouchette
A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.
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1967
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Manic
Duration: 1 h 42 m | 2001
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.
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