"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man I put away childish things" --- Paul the Apostle

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2013)

This is not your typical coming of age movie. It is transcendent and sincere and of special interest to those of us (especially the introspective and isolated among us) who remember moving forward from junior high to the new and strange place called high school. The story deals straightforwardly and honestly with the many personal issues we all experienced as children during those times, awkwardly developing into teenagers and adults. The pains and wonders of the process are extraordinarily examined in this wonderfully crafted film. The script is literate, the ensemble cast is excellent and the mood thoughtful and ultimately uplifting. It is one of the best of its genre and enthusiastically recommended.