The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Release date: December 1, 2017 (limited, VOD)
Studio: IFC Films
Directors: Emmett Malloy, Brendan Malloy
MPAA Rating: R (for drug use, language throughout and some sexual content)
Screenwriter: Karen Croner
Genre: Drama
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Maika Monroe, Cody Fern, Alicia Silverstone, Noah Silver, Elisabeth Rohm, Goran Visnjic, Justin Kirk, Joely Fisher
Plot Summary: When teenage Medina (Maika Monroe) moves with her family to the picture-postcard perfect paradise of Palos Verdes, California, they seem headed for a happy new chapter in their lives. But old troubles soon catch up to them, as Medina’s parents’ marriage disintegrates, her mother (Jennifer Garner) spirals into an emotional freefall, and her twin brother (Cody Fern) turns to drugs. Caught in the middle of it all, Medina must rely on her inner strength to become the stabilizing force in her family, while finding refuge in a new passion: surfing.
Set amidst the sun-kissed beaches and crystal blue waters of the California coast, "The Tribes of Palos Verdes" is a stirring look at how life’s greatest challenges forge who we become.
Release date: December 1, 2017 (limited, VOD)
Studio: IFC Films
Directors: Emmett Malloy, Brendan Malloy
MPAA Rating: R (for drug use, language throughout and some sexual content)
Screenwriter: Karen Croner
Genre: Drama
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Maika Monroe, Cody Fern, Alicia Silverstone, Noah Silver, Elisabeth Rohm, Goran Visnjic, Justin Kirk, Joely Fisher
Plot Summary: When teenage Medina (Maika Monroe) moves with her family to the picture-postcard perfect paradise of Palos Verdes, California, they seem headed for a happy new chapter in their lives. But old troubles soon catch up to them, as Medina’s parents’ marriage disintegrates, her mother (Jennifer Garner) spirals into an emotional freefall, and her twin brother (Cody Fern) turns to drugs. Caught in the middle of it all, Medina must rely on her inner strength to become the stabilizing force in her family, while finding refuge in a new passion: surfing.
Set amidst the sun-kissed beaches and crystal blue waters of the California coast, "The Tribes of Palos Verdes" is a stirring look at how life’s greatest challenges forge who we become.
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