That Was Then... This Is Now

That Was Then... This Is Now

Life as a teenager isn't always easy.

1985102 min5.7 / 10

A melancholic coming-of-age drama about adolescent alienation and the fragility of the bonds that keep troubled youth tethered to society.

A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.

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