12 and Holding

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12 and Holding

"Do You Know Who Your Kids Are?"

2006

1h 30m

6.9(88 votes)

Drama

Overview

Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety, hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness, in the incandescent fire among the ashes of their own inocence.

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18 members

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Zoe Weizenbaum

Malee Chuang

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Conor Donovan

Jacob / Rudy Carges

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Jesse Camacho

Leonard Fisher

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Jeremy Renner

Gus Maitland

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Annabella Sciorra

Carla Chuang

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Jayne Atkinson

Ashley Carges

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Linus Roache

Jim Carges

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Marcia DeBonis

Grace Fisher

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Tom McGowan

Patrick Fisher

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Michael C. Fuchs

Kenny

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Martin Campetta

Jeff

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Joseph Foster

Keith Gardner

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Max Miner

Tommy

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Adam LeFevre

Gabe Artunion

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Bruce Altman

Coach Gilmore

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Mark Linn-Baker

Mr. Farmer

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Tony Roberts

Doctor

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Merritt Wever

Debbie Poole

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