Fourteen

Fourteen

201994 min5.9 / 10

A melancholic, intimate portrait of a long friendship tested by mental illness and substance abuse, told with observational restraint.

Twentysomething Brooklynites Mara and Jo have been close friends since middle school. Gradually, it becomes apparent that the increasingly unstable Jo has troubles that may be the result of substance abuse, or an even deeper problem. Over the course of a decade, the more stable Mara tries to help.

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