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12 and Holding

12 and Holding

Do You Know Who Your Kids Are?

20066.81h 30m

Overview

Three close knit 12-year-olds - introverted Jacob, precocious Malee and vulnerable Leonard - start down the path of self-discovery and begin to distinguish their own voices from those of their parents.

Directed by Michael Cuesta
Written by Anthony Cipriano
Produced by Brian Bell, Michael Cuesta, Jenny Schweitzer
Box OfficeBudget: $400KRevenue: $314K

Top Cast

Zoe Weizenbaum

Zoe Weizenbaum

Malee Chuang

Conor Donovan

Conor Donovan

Jacob / Rudy Carges

Jesse Camacho

Jesse Camacho

Leonard Fisher

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner

Gus Maitland

Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

Carla Chuang

Jayne Atkinson

Jayne Atkinson

Ashley Carges

Linus Roache

Linus Roache

Jim Carges

Marcia DeBonis

Marcia DeBonis

Grace Fisher

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Patrick Fisher

M

Michael C. Fuchs

Kenny

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathnew jerseyloss of loved onetree housetwinsaccidental killing

About 12 and Holding

12 and Holding is a drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of dying and death, new jersey, loss of loved one, tree house, twins, accidental killing. Directed by Michael Cuesta, it stars Zoe Weizenbaum, Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho. Three close knit 12-year-olds - introverted Jacob, precocious Malee and vulnerable Leonard - start down the path of self-discovery and begin to distinguish their own voices from those of their parents.

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