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"American Teen" follows the lives of five teenagers--a jock, a popular girl, a heartthrob, an artsy girl and a geek--in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future. Filming daily for 10 months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein developed a deep understanding of her subjects. The result is a film that goes beyond the enduring stereotypes of high school to render complex young people trying to find their way into adulthood. With extraordinary intimacy and a great deal of humor, "American Teen" captures the pressures of growing up--pressures that come from one's peers, one's parents, and not least, oneself.

Production
57th & Irving Productions; A&E IndieFilms; Blacklist; Firehouse Films; QuasiWorld Entertainment;

Cast Names
Geoff Haase; Jennifer Lucht; Jennifer Sheopherd; Ali Wikalinska; Jake Tusing; Megan Krizmanich; Colin Clemens; Mitch Reinholt; Hannah Bailey;

Box Office
USD 940,496

Release Date
2008-01-19 (Sundance Film Festival)
2008-03-16 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
2008-04-01 * (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
2008-04-04 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
2008-04-18 (Nashville Film Festival)
2008-07-25 (limited)

Genres
Documentary;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated PG-13 for some strong language, sexual material, some drinking and brief smoking-all involving teens.

Running Time
1 hr. 35 min.

Director
Nanette Burstein

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