That's What I Am

That's What I Am

I'm a teacher. I'm a singer. I'm a writer.

2011101 min6.8 / 10

A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age story about a middle schooler navigating peer pressure and self-discovery in 1960s California.

A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers.

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