Perfect Sisters

"Being a teenager can be murder."

2014 1h 40m EN

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Synopsis

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Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.

“Being a teenager can be murder.”

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Cast

Abigail Breslin
Sandra Anderson
Georgie Henley
Beth Anderson
Mira Sorvino
Linda / Perfect Mom
Jeffrey Ballard
Justin
Zoë Belkin
Ashley
Jonathan Malen
David
James Russo
Steve Bowman
Rusty Schwimmer
Aunt Martha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley M. Brooks
Writers: Fab Filippo, Adam Till
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley M. Brooks, shot by Stéphanie Weber Biron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carmen Rizzo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robin Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley and Mira Sorvino carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Being a teenager can be murder.".

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IMDB entry: tt2027231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Stanley M. Brooks directs. Stéphanie Weber Biron behind the camera. Carmen Rizzo scores. Robin Katz cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Stanley M. Brooks, shot by Stéphanie Weber Biron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Carmen Rizzo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Robin Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley and Mira Sorvino carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Being a teenager can be murder.".
7IMDB entry: tt2027231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stéphanie Weber Biron
Original score: Carmen Rizzo
Editing: Robin Katz
Production design: Gordon Wilding
Costume design: Noreen Landry
Makeup / hair: Jill Corp
Sound: Cory Mandel
Stunt coordinator: Dan Skene
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Perfect Sisters (2014)

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Reno2015-12-04
★ 7/10
Perfect sisters' perfect evildoing. The Canadian version of 'Heavenly Creatures'. The director admits he inspired by the Peter Jackson's movie. But you must know that this film was also based on the real sisters who were fed up with their irresponsible and alcoholic mother and her abusive boyfriend. So they plot to set free themselves from the messed up life as they think they deserve better. It was supposed to be a television movie, but later it saw a limited theatrical release and a mixed response from all quarters. I liked the film, for its strong content, but the weakness lies in the first half. The beginning was a very poor quality of presentation, the next half was the reason I favoured it where it erupts while the narration nearing the conclusion. Since no one knows the details about the real sisters, the characters were altered in the movie as the cast desired to attack few things to complete it. Both, Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley were not bad, but it's hard to believe these child actors are all grown up. In a few years, they will be in the lead! Anyway, this film is worth a watch, especially true stories like this fascinates me. We could learn about our world and its society, what other people went through in their lives and the reason behind those stuffs. 7/10

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