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life of the party

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2025

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Drama

Family

Overview

On their seventeenth birthday, a young teen stands at the threshold of time, grappling with the bittersweet realization that their childhood and the world they once knew are slipping away.

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Andy McAdams

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Edie Philp

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Directed by: Charlotte Coffey
Written by: Charlotte Coffey
Produced by: Charlotte Coffey

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