Starlet

Starlet (2012)

Genres - Drama, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Slice of Life  |   Release Date - Nov 9, 2012 (USA - Limited)  |   Run Time - 103 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

A free-spirited 21-year-old woman strikes up an unlikely friendship with an elderly widow in this drama from writer/director Sean Baker (Take Out, Prince of Broadway). Young Jane (Dree Hemingway) has a fondness for cannabis, and a Chihuahua named Starlet that never leaves her side. One day, she happens across a garage sale at the home of lonely octogenarian Sadie (Besedka Johnson), and clashes with the aging widow while attempting to make a purchase. Later, upon investigating the item, Jane discovers that it contains a secret cache of money. Determined to help the acerbic Sadie solve the mystery of the hidden cash, Jane reaches out to Sadie, and finds the secrets of her past slowly bubbling to the surface as a warm bond grows between them.

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friendship, marijuana, widow/widower, woman