Writer and director Antonio Campos makes his feature debut with this powerful film about teenage alienation at an elite prep school. Campus gives an authentic portrait of teenagers who grew up in the age of Internet where they are exposed to more information than any other generation. The story is about the struggle a new student Robert (Ezra Miller) who has a hard time adjusting in the school and spends more time on the net than with anybody else. After he witnesses two popular students dying of an overdose, his worlds shutters and threatens his future at the school. Campus shows an assured control and brings a fresh vision that makes him a director to watch. YRCinema's coverage of the AFI Fest 2008.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Writer and director Antonio Campos makes his feature debut with this powerful film about teenage alienation at an elite prep school. Campus gives an authentic portrait of teenagers who grew up in the age of Internet where they are exposed to more information than any other generation. The story is about the struggle a new student Robert (Ezra Miller) who has a hard time adjusting in the school and spends more time on the net than with anybody else. After he witnesses two popular students dying of an overdose, his worlds shutters and threatens his future at the school. Campus shows an assured control and brings a fresh vision that makes him a director to watch. YRCinema's coverage of the AFI Fest 2008.
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