Short Term 12
Movie • 2008 • Drama
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A day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy who's getting into fights though he has only a week to go before his 18th birthday, a girl whose birthday it is, a foul-mouthed lad, and others. Denim uses music to calm one youth, orients a new staff member, sneaks a marijuana cigarette during a break, and by the day's end, talks to Natalia. Do any of us have it together?
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Not shown on screen. It's in the main character's past and she talks about it a little bit.
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Child abuse is a main theme of this movie. It's not shown outright but everything revolves around kids who have survived abuse.
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Not shown on screen. Talked about by main character.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Arguable. There is a largely non-verbal character named Sammy and he has some dolls that are dear to him. His therapist takes the dolls away.
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"Crazy" and "insane" used to mean "that's wild"
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A dead roach or something similar.
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Only in the deleted scenes, not in the main movie.
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Are there abortions?
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Main character had an abortion in the past (presumably) and is considering one during the events of the movie. She decides against it.
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Recounted in stories, not shown.
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A betta fish
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