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Standing by Yourself

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An intimate portrait of alienated youth living in Clinton, a small-town suburb of New York, this documentary follows a group of friends as they deal with the tedium of everyday life through anti-social behavior, including drug abuse and crime. Two of the subjects -- the filmmaker Josh Koury's younger brother, Adam, and Adam's best friend, Josh -- are shown to have an especially tight bond, until the latter pushes things too far. This serves as the catalyst for the pair slowly growing apart.

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John Anderson Newsday The longer one watches this determinedly ragged portrait of blue-collar teenage desperation ... the more one gets absorbed in the utter unbridled nihilism of its 'characters.' Rated: 2.5/4 May 15, 2002 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post Sad to say -- it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people. Rated: 3/4 May 15, 2002 Full Review Dave Kehr New York Times Highly irritating at first, Mr. Koury's passive technique eventually begins to yield some interesting results. Rated: 3.5/5 May 15, 2002 Full Review Donald J. Levit ReelTalk Movie Reviews Chilling in its objective portrait of dreary, lost twenty-first century America. Jun 22, 2003 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat Shattering, devastating documentary on two maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral. Extraordinary debut from Josh Koury. Rated: 5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International This viewer was plain bored by this latest attempt at exposing "youth truth." May 25, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An intimate portrait of alienated youth living in Clinton, a small-town suburb of New York, this documentary follows a group of friends as they deal with the tedium of everyday life through anti-social behavior, including drug abuse and crime. Two of the subjects -- the filmmaker Josh Koury's younger brother, Adam, and Adam's best friend, Josh -- are shown to have an especially tight bond, until the latter pushes things too far. This serves as the catalyst for the pair slowly growing apart.
Director
Josh Koury
Producer
Josh Koury
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.5K
Runtime
57m