Suncoast (2024) (original) (raw)
A teenager living with her strong-willed mother must take her brother to live at a specialized facility. There, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist amid protests surrounding controversial medical case.
A teenager living with her strong-willed mother must take her brother to live at a specialized facility. There, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist amid protests surrounding controversial medical case. (less)
Director: Laura Chinn
Writer: Laura Chinn
Starring: Nico Parker, Laura Linney, Woody Harrelson, Ella Anderson, Ariel Martin, Keyla Monterroso Mejia
Producer: Kevin Chinoy
Review by Brian Orndorf, January 31, 2024
5 / 10
Television writer and actress Laura Chinn makes her directorial debut with �Suncoast.� It�s a semi-autobiographical tale of a young woman�s quest for human connection during a time of tremendous emotional demands and typical adolescent awkwardness, with Chinn using her experience with a dying sibling in Florida to inspire a study of family dynamics and loneliness, with a little real-world headline news of the day helping to add some perspective to the story. Chinn scripts with authority for half of the feature, creating deeply wounded characters who have no idea how to interact with each other ...read more...
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