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3,983 Ratings

SHORT TERM 12

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
United States, 2013
Drama
  • 9797 minutes

Synopsis

Grace is a supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. She is pas­sionate about her work, though she struggles with her own troubled past. When Jayden, a gifted, restless teenager, arrives at the facility, Grace is no longer able to ignore the difficulties of her own childhood.

Synopsis

Grace is a supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. She is pas­sionate about her work, though she struggles with her own troubled past. When Jayden, a gifted, restless teenager, arrives at the facility, Grace is no longer able to ignore the difficulties of her own childhood.