‘Moxie!’- Amy Poehler’s Attempt at Feminist Film
Based on the novel by Jennifer Mathieu and directed by Amy Poehler takes on intersectional feminism.
The Tang of Lemon
Twenty-year-old Kaori, an aspiring accessory designer, spends her days troubled by her mother's violence and excessive meddling. Meanwhile, forty-year-old secretary Kaori, whose daughter is a shut-in, can't stop shoplifting and having casual sex.
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Twenty-year-old Kaori, an aspiring accessory designer, spends her days troubled by her mother's violence and excessive meddling. Meanwhile, forty-year-old secretary Kaori, whose daughter is a shut-in, can't stop shoplifting and having casual sex.
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Written By:Jiro Yoshikawa
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Runtime:138 minutes
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