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Lame-o’s (2021)
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Original name: Tizlenes
Genre: Comedy
Country: Latvia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Lame-o’s is set just before the Millennium, in 1999, and is the story of three school friends who are among the most unpopular girls in their class. The friends are determined to radically change the situation. The three friends at the centre of the story are Sarmīte, Sveta and Katrīna, who are studying in the last class of the secondary school. The upcoming Millennium and their approaching graduation make them undertake various measures to become appreciated and liked, which eventually challenge their friendship.
Style:
realistic, dark comedy, independent film, period piece
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, bullying, high school life, coming of age, popularity, prom, social status, identity, female bonding, peer pressure, self discovery, self esteem, transformation, graduation, rite of passage, youth culture, social experiment, outsider, moral dilemma, teenage rebellion, cruelty, bittersweet, revenge, high school, nostalgia ...
Place:
eastern europe, latvia
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