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Adult Life Skills

Adult Life Skills

There's no badge for growing up.

20166.21h 36m

Overview

Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30 and has just moved back to her rural home-town, and into a shed in her mother’s backyard. She spends her time working a menial job at a local boating center and hides in the depths of her imagination, making movies with her thumbs. Irritated by her childish behavior, Anna's mother insists that she move out of her shed and on with her life. When a troubled young boy starts hanging around, the two form an unlikely bond. Through their strange yet mutually beneficial friendship, Anna slowly begins to confront her perpetual state of arrested development.

Directed by Rachel Tunnard
Written by Rachel Tunnard
Produced by Michael Berliner
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Top Cast

Jodie Whittaker

Jodie Whittaker

Anna

Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Marion

Brett Goldstein

Brett Goldstein

Brendan

R

Rachael Deering

Fiona

Eileen Davies

Eileen Davies

Jean

Alice Lowe

Alice Lowe

Alice

Edward Hogg

Edward Hogg

The Snorkeler

O

Ozzy Myers

Clint

Christian Contreras

Christian Contreras

Hank

David Anderson

David Anderson

Luke

Themes & Keywords

hermitisolationultimatumwoman directorarrested developmentthumb puppets

About Adult Life Skills

Adult Life Skills is a comedy, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of hermit, isolation, ultimatum, woman director, arrested development, thumb puppets. Directed by Rachel Tunnard, it stars Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Brett Goldstein. Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30 and has just moved back to her rural home-town, and into a shed in her mother’s backyard. She spends her time working a menial job at a local boating center and hides in the depths of her imagination, making movies with her thumbs. Irritated by her childish behavior, Anna's mother insists that she move out of her shed and on with her life. When a troubled young boy starts hanging around, the two form an unlikely bond. Through their strange yet mutually beneficial friendship, Anna slowly begins to confront her perpetual state of arrested development.

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