Teenage

Apr 20, 2013

1h 20m

★ 6.2

The birth of youth culture

Overview

Teenagers did not exist before the 20th century. Not until the early 1950s did the term gain widespread recognition, but "Teenage" offers compelling evidence that teenagers had a tumultuous effect on the previous half-decade.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Oscilloscope

Cinereach

Polari Pictures

Doc Society

Teenage Trailers

Cast

British Boy (voice)

Ben Whishaw

American Girl (voice)

Jena Malone

German Girl (voice)

Julia Hummer

Tommie Scheel

Ben Rosenfield

American Boy (voice)

Jessie T. Usher

Brenda Dean Paul

Leah Hennessey

Warren Wall

Malik Peters

Melita Machmann

Ivy Blackshire

Melita Machmann (voice)

Daniela Leder

1940s Teenager

Alden Ehrenreich

In this feature-length documentary, six teenage girls, aged 14 to 16, agree to open up and have their private worlds invaded by the camera. They have to face problems that they intend to take on "to the end": early experience of sexuality, belonging to a gang, relationships with parents, social tolerance, friendship... They live tender and pure lives in their own way.

0.0

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0.0

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5.8

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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6.7

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6.6

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0.0

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6.3

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6.3

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0.0

Jit

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2.4

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0.0

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6.0

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0.0

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