Girl in Progress
Release Date: May 11, 2012 (limited)
Studio: Pantelion Films
Director: Patricia Riggen
Screenwriter: Hiram Martinez
Starring: Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Cierra Ramirez, Patricia Arquette, Raini Rodriguez, Eugenio Derbez
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic elements, sexual content including crude references, and drinking – all involving teens)
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Plot Summary: Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford (Matthew Modine), to give her daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez) the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad’s English teacher, Ms. Armstrong (Patricia Arquette), introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, Ansiedad is inspired to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without mom. While Grace becomes preoccupied with the increasing affections of her co-worker (Eugenio Derbez), Ansiedad enlists the help of her loyal friend, Tavita (Raini Rodriguez), to plot her shortcut to “adulthood”. But as her misguided plan unravels, Ansiedad and Grace must learn that sometimes growing-up means acting your age.
