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George Washington B+

Regional filmmaker David Gordon Green makes his feature-directing debut with this impressive morality tale, offering an unsparing look at a racially diverse group of adolescent friends, growing up in rural North Carolina.


 


After telling a lie in order to cover up the death of one of their own, they must cope with loss and death and face the consequences of their actions.


 


Shooting in semi-documentary mode, Green uses uncontrolled environments, natural lighting, and a cast of nonprofessional actors to tell his story, which bears slight resemblance to River’s Edge.






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