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Arcadia
Arcadia
7.6
/10
867 Ratings

ARCADIA

Directed by Olivia Silver
United States, 2012
Drama

Synopsis

One early morning, twelve-year-old Greta is woken up by her dad Tom. Together with her two siblings, he’s moving them cross-country from the New England woods to the California desert. On the way, Tom tells enchanting stories, promising a California paradise to his kids. All that’s missing is Mom.

Synopsis

One early morning, twelve-year-old Greta is woken up by her dad Tom. Together with her two siblings, he’s moving them cross-country from the New England woods to the California desert. On the way, Tom tells enchanting stories, promising a California paradise to his kids. All that’s missing is Mom.

Our take

A tender indie from writer-director Olivia Silver, this father-daughter road-trip drama perfectly captures the troublesome threshold between childhood and adolescence. Co-starring great American actor John Hawkes, Arcadia took home the Berlinale Generation section’s top prize: the Crystal Bear.