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Garden Party is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 11 july 2008 with Vinessa Shaw
Garden Party (2008)
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Add to a movie listGarden Party is a 2008 American drama film directed by Jason Freeland, starring Vinessa Shaw, Willa Holland and Jennifer Lawrence in her film debut. The film was shot in Los Angeles, California and was released on July 11, 2008 in the United States.
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April a 15 ans, elle enchaîne les mauvaises passes, espérant trouver une solution qui ne se réduise pas à devoir se déshabiller. Alors qu'elle vogue dans Los Angeles, elle tombe sur un groupe de jeunes troublés luttant pour atteindre leurs rêves. April, la jeune ingénue, se retrouve donc en compagnie d'un charmant auteur-compositeur-interprète nommé Sammy, de Nathan, de Todd l'obsessionnel, et de l'intrigante agent immobilier, et dealeuse de marijuana, Sally St. Clair. Cette dernière est troublante et sexy, quiconque semble pouvoir tomber dans le toile de ses imbroglio pervers...Actors
Vinessa Shaw
(Sally St. Claire)
Willa Holland
(April)
Jennifer Lawrence
(Tiff)
Christopher Allport
(Davey)
Lisa Arturo
(April's Mother)
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