I came across this movie thanks to the YouTube channel Encore +.
Set in the seventies, an intelligent fifteen year old girl wants more than anything to get out of the depressing mining town of New Waterford, Nova Scotia. She'll do whatever it takes, even faking pregnancy in order to be sent away, as well as a lot more stuff.
On the whole, I enjoyed this film. Leading lady Liane Balaban turns in an excellent performance, as do Mary Walsh and Nicholas Campbell as her father and mother, irrespectively. I laughed a few times, especially at the scenes involving Campbell and his homemade cake.
One thing though: how do all concerned fall for the "if they're guilty, they fall" thing?
This picture is begging for a sequel. How would Mooney Pottie have faired out in the big wide world, especially with a last name like hers?
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