Nearing Grace

Nearing Grace

What if the one thing you want is the last thing you need?

2006105 min5.0 / 10

A melancholic coming-of-age romance about a grieving teenager's misguided pursuit of an indifferent girl while overlooking genuine affection from a true friend.

Having recently lost his mother, teenager Henry Nearing develops a crush on seductive classmate Grace, who toys with him. Though he has been friends with Merna for a long time, he fails to see her sincere attraction to him, and instead wastes time with the uncaring Grace.

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