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Dope: Film Guide
A film guide that looks at Dope (2015), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.
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Film Details
Year
2008
Duration
95 minutes
Genres
Coming of Age, Documentary
Language
English
Certificate
UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM
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Synopsis
Director Nanette Burstein's film features a familiar cast of high school characters: the geek, jock, spoilt princess, golden boy and arty outsider. The catch is that they weren't dreamt up by a Hollywood scriptwriter: they are real students at a small-town high school in Indiana. Burstein's camera follows their senior year, showing not just how they live up to universal stereotypes but revealing what lies beneath. American Teen will get you rooting for (at least) one of its characters, and also pondering some fascinating questions about life imitating art.
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