The Graduates

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The Graduates

Released Nov 1, 2024

1h 27m

Drama

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A powerful and sharply introspective coming-of-age drama, THE GRADUATES follows a young woman, Genevieve (Mina Sundwall), as she prepares to graduate high school after a tragic event. As she navigates an uncertain future alongside a community searching for ways to heal, they turn to each other to find hope and a way forward.

Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Peterson’s script is frustratingly single-note and occasionally bends toward unearned sentimentality. Still, “The Graduates” feels true to its milieu.

Nov 6, 2024

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

A tender coming-of-age drama, the kind of movie that’s heavy on emotions but quietly so.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 1, 2024

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Pat Brown

Slant Magazine

While Hannah Peterson, with her emphasis on quiet moments and mementos mori, effectively suffuses The Graduates with a mournful absence of life, she also reminds us of the warmth that can be so typical of high school.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 29, 2024

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Valerie Kalfrin

AWFJ.org

With its nuanced performances and compassionate eye, this delicate film shows how, as one character says, we’re all going into the unknown—and we keep moving forward, taking those we loved and lost with us.

Nov 25, 2024

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

This drama is a sensitive examination of how grief can turn lives inside out.

Nov 25, 2024

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Patrick McDonald

WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI)

This is essentially about the survivor's instinct and how grief is processed, and the various levels are fascinating to encounter, especially with the two young high school students. John Cho is remarkable as a father who projects a different way to cope.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 6, 2024

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A powerful and sharply introspective coming-of-age drama, THE GRADUATES follows a young woman, Genevieve (Mina Sundwall), as she prepares to graduate high school after a tragic event. As she navigates an uncertain future alongside a community searching for ways to heal, they turn to each other to find hope and a way forward.

Director: Hannah Peterson
Producer: Saba Zerehi, Taylor Shung, Jessamine Burgum, Josh Peters
Screenwriter: Hannah Peterson
Distributor: The Future of Film is Female
Production Co: Pinky Promise
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 27m

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