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Tenderness is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Polson released in USA on 15 january 2009 with Laura Dern
Tenderness (2009)
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Add to a movie listTenderness is a 2009 American crime film directed by John Polson, which stars Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, and Laura Dern. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Cormier.
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Lori is an unhappy 15/16-year-old girl who lives with her single mother. She receives sexual attention from men, including her boss at a retail store and her mother's boyfriend Gary. Eric Komenko (Jon Foster) is an 18-year-old boy who has killed his parents. Incarcerated, Komenko frequently gets visits from Lt. Cristofuoro (Russell Crowe), the detective who arrested him. Cristofuoro is convinced Komenko is a psychopath, that he killed two teenage girls previously, and that he will kill again. After Eric is released from the juvenile detention facility, he lives with his aunt. His release attracts some media attention, which leads Lori to seek out Eric at his home. Lori gets in the back of Eric's car to seek shelter from rain, and she falls asleep.Actors
Laura Dern
(Teresa)
Jon Foster
(Eric Poole)
Russell Crowe
(Detective Cristofuoro)
Alexis Dziena
(Maria)
Michael Kelly
(Gary)
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