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Filming took place on location in Los Angeles in 2002, largely shot with hand-held cameras. Upon the film's debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2003, Hardwicke won the Sundance Directing (Drama) for the film.
Apr 22, 2024 · In 2003, Fox Searchlight released Thirteen, a dark coming-of-age story about 13-year-old Tracy who begins experimenting with substances, self-harm, and more. The movie was written by first-time director Catherine Hardwicke and the film's co-star, Nikki Reed, who was just 14 when production began.
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After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before Tracy's new world and attitude finally takes a toll on her, her family, and old friends.
Thirteen: Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With Nikki Reed, Evan Rachel Wood, Vanessa Hudgens, Holly Hunter. A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
13-year-old Tracy Freeland begins her school year as a smart and sweet honor student at a middle school in Los Angeles. Her divorced mother Melanie (Holly Hunter) is a recovering alcoholic, who struggles to support Tracy and her older brother Mason (Brady Corbet) by working as a hairdresser.
May 15, 2022 · The film was based on Reed’s own experiences as a teen and was written in just six days. Even though the passage of time has rendered this film a relic of the past for many—or even just a simple blip on the media timeline— Thirteen isn’t just a nostalgia trip for teen girls who came up in the 2000s.
The series was shot on location in Bristol. The finale is set in a house in the Lockleaze suburb of Bristol, featuring the Purdown BT Tower, which is mentioned by name in the show. The title music is "In Your Dreams" from the album Wild Go by Dark Dark Dark. The final episode features a cover of Royal Blood 's "Out of the Black" by Billie Marten.
