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Youth in Revolt

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A teenage guy lives in a trailer park. His parents are divorced and both unashamedly sexually active with new partners. Our hero is desperate to lose his virginity, and as luck (or plotlines) will have it, a sweet and naughty young lady comes into his life. However he just fails to turn her on, so he invents an alter-ego, a suave French playboy type, to do the seduction work that he himself is unable to. Meanwhile his attempts at romance have a horrible habit of going disasterously wrong...

88 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity, Drug abuse)
Comedy, Drama, Romance.

Credits

Cast

Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart, Zach Galifianakis, Erik Knudsen, Adhir Kalyan

Director

Miguel Arteta

Screenplay

Gustin Nash, from the novel by C.D. Payne

Music

John Swihart

Cinematography

Chuy Chavez

Editing

Andy Keir, Pamela Martin

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Dolby

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2009

Produced by

Dimension Films, Permut Presentations, Shangri-La Entertainment

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Comedy
Language	Stong, crude, vulgar, frequent
Nudity	Full frontal sexual nudity in animated scene
Sex	Strong crude sex references, sexual innuendos, implied sex, simulated sex, suggestive sounds
Violence	Mild, brief, comedic, infrequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Mild profanities, infrequent
Drug abuse	Strong drug use, hallucinations and highs. Drugs are promoted and glamourised. No clear anti-drug message
Comments	None
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Die BurgerPaul Boekkooi

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman Miguel Arteta’s extra-slimy piece of Juno afterbirth has the distinction of being only the second-best film to feature Michael Cera as a character named Nick.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers Youth in Revolt, with Michael Cera in his best performance yet, is a small miracle.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs If not for goofy charm that Cera effortlessly exudes and pours over his character (and thus draws viewers to him), this might have been a chore for many viewers to sit through, especially since the raunchy material associated with a teen's quest to lose his virginity is a well-worn cinematic path.

Metacritic.com35 critics

RottenTomatoes.com146 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer It may not entirely do its source material justice, but Miguel Arteta's Youth in Revolt is a fun, funny comic romp that lets Michael Cera stretch a little and introduces filmgoers to a major find in Portia Doubleday.

Internet (IMDB)8539 Netizens Pleasant surprise

Average .. 58%

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