She has an uncaring mother who constantly swears at her and leaves her to sort herself out, she has no friends and she doesn’t go to school.
Mia lives in an impoverished neighbourhood where it is not unusual to hear shouting as you walk down the road. The circumstances in which you grow up can certainly shape the way you think, behave, and in some cases, have an impact on the path you choose to follow. When Mia’s mother brings home a new boyfriend named Conor, he encourages Mia to pursue her love of dance and gradually the boundaries of their relationship become blurred as Mia develops feelings for Conor. Mia has no friends, and spends her time practising her hip-hop dancing in an abandoned flat in the council estate where she lives. Her mother ignores her and parties hard, and her sister fights with her. This list looks at some films that perfectly encapsulate an aspects or aspects of the pains of growing up.įifteen-year-old Mia lives with her single mother Joanne and younger sister Tyler.
The pain of growing up is often captured in film and is a popular theme of many coming of age films, as well as other genres. What can be said for definite is that, without exception, everyone experiences some difficulties or pain as they grow up. These may be the friends we spend time with, the circumstances in which we are raised or the experiences that we undertake. Many things can define our childhood and adolescence, and determine who we ultimately become as adults.
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