The Last Duel: Examining Modern Rape Culture in Medieval Times
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Fall to Grace (2006)
An irate father throws his son's basketball out the window. Follow it to a new girlfriend. A spoiled brat speeds off in her boyfriend's car. Follow it to a bad idea. The good girl is saving up for a plane ticket.Follow her as hope takes off. Fall to Grace, a debut film by Mari Marchbanks, has a taut script with an epic heart. Kristofer, a Russian-Georgian emigrant, is trying to make his way in a new country, a new school and onto the varsity team. Living under the weight of his father's anger and economic hardship, Kristofer keeps himself afloat with a basketball and a flirtatious spirit. But when Sarah flirts back, Kristofer begins to realize he may have come on to the wrong girl. Sarah has her hands full trying to keep her random drug use within the range of an excusable cry for attention, but it's quickly becoming a real problem.
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An irate father throws his son's basketball out the window. Follow it to a new girlfriend. A spoiled brat speeds off in her boyfriend's car. Follow it to a bad idea. The good girl is saving up for a plane ticket.Follow her as hope takes off. Fall to Grace, a debut film by Mari Marchbanks, has a taut script with an epic heart. Kristofer, a Russian-Georgian emigrant, is trying to make his way in a new country, a new school and onto the varsity team. Living under the weight of his father's anger and economic hardship, Kristofer keeps himself afloat with a basketball and a flirtatious spirit. But when Sarah flirts back, Kristofer begins to realize he may have come on to the wrong girl. Sarah has her hands full trying to keep her random drug use within the range of an excusable cry for attention, but it's quickly becoming a real problem.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Mari Marchbanks
In Theaters:6/16/2006
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Green Room Pictures
Cast
Mari Marchbanks
Director
Kira Pozehl
Sarah Minske
Jessica Roque
Jessie Acosta
Gabriel Luna
Kristofer Rostropovich
Julia Polozova
Helena Rostropovich
Cassidy Johnson
Anika Rostropovich
Bhagirit Crow
Alexei Rostropovich
Dean Stafford
Roger
Adriene Mishler
Misty
Jason Newman
Almost Spring Driver #1
J. Ed Araiza
Carlos Acosta
David Stokey
Leo Minske
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