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20th Century Women
She couldn't be everything to him, so she asked for help. That's not failing as a parent. That's loving him wisely.
Who it's for
20th Century Women follows Dorothea, a 55-year-old single mother in 1979 Santa Barbara who asks Abbie, a young photographer, and Julie, Jamie's older best friend, to help raise her teenage son.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Written and directed by Mike Mills, the film is set in Santa Barbara in 1979 and follows Dorothea, a 55-year-old single mother raising her 15-year-old son Jamie. Worried she can no longer connect with him, she asks two younger women to help raise him: Abbie, a photographer who rents a room in the house and is undergoing cancer treatment, and Julie, Jamie's 17-year-old best friend.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Cancer and frank sexual material.
Age: R (MPAA)
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 77
