The Lifeguard
This Summer Growing Up is Optional
DramaComedyRomancenew york citysuicidehomeswimming poolmarijuanareporterrelationshipchildhoodlifeguardvaledictorianwoman director
A bittersweet character study about arrested development and the seductive pull of the past, where nostalgia and regression collide with adult consequences.
Leigh, feeling unfulfilled, quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She takes a job as a lifeguard, regresses into adolescent behavior, and begins a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager, leading to consequences for everyone involved.
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