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A pregnant, idealistic teen (Jena Malone, Saved!) finds that her chaotic trailer-park existence conflicts with her dreams of having the perfect family in this quirky dark comedy.After being rejected by her jerk boyfriend (Erik von Detten), Rena Grubb (Malone) looks for a way out of her turbulent teenage existence. Pinning all her hopes on her dad (Chris Mulkey) who was sent up the river for murder seven years ago Rena convinces her mom (Michelle Forbes) to drag the whole family to the annual prison picnic. Here, against a backdrop of sack races, barbed wire and conjugal trailers, Rena finally comes to terms with her inmate father and her dreams for the future.System Requirements: Running Time 88 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
This bittersweet teen comedy from director Jordan Brady (WAKING UP IN RENO) follows the travails of Rena (Jena Malone), a teenager who dreams of an impossibly utopian existence. Sat sadly slumped in an interminable trailer park world, her calamitous circumstances take a further downturn when her boyfriend hotfoots it out of her life after learning that Rena is pregnant. With a world-weary sigh she instead focuses her attentions on her errant father, who is spending time behind bars due to a barbarous murder. The yearly prison picnic provides an opportunity for Rena to bring the family along, and after some cajoling, they attend. The resulting venture provides some comedic spills among the festivities, and a chance for Rena to consolidate her past, present, and possible futures.
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