Review of Short Term 12 (2013) by Robbie N — 15 Aug 2015

What a lovely film this is - warm, intimate, tragic, heartbreaking and above all, real.

This review of Short Term 12 (2013) was written by Robbie N on 15 Aug 2015.

Short Term 12 has generally received very positive reviews.

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