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Girl in Progress
Girl in Progress

Girl in Progress

A tale of acting up, acting out, and acting your age.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she's reading for school.

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Budget

$5000000

Revenue

$4709246

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

11 May 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes

Grace

Cierra Ramirez

Cierra Ramirez

Ansiedad

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Dr. Harford

Landon Liboiron

Landon Liboiron

Trevor

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Ms. Armstrong

Raini Rodriguez

Raini Rodriguez

Tavita

Russell Peters

Russell Peters

Emile

Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio Derbez

Mission Impossible

Richard Harmon

Richard Harmon

Bad Boy

Brenna O'Brien

Brenna O'Brien

Valerie

Tiera Skovbye

Tiera Skovbye

Jezabel

Rady Panov

Rady Panov

Ferguson

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