12 and Holding (2005) on Netflix
Jacob, Malee and Leonard are twelve-year-old friends in a New Jersey suburb. Bullies set fire to the treehouse where Jacob's twin brother Rudy and Leonard are sleeping, and Rudy is killed.
- Netflix3.7/5
- IMDb7.4/107,868 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes73%
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Plot summary
Rudy Carges and Leonard Fisher, both twelve, camp in their treehouse one night because the older boys Jeff and Kenny have said they will tear it down. The two arrive after dark and set the structure alight. Leonard gets out and collapses; he comes to in a hospital and learns that he has no sense of taste or smell left. Rudy does not get out. His twin brother Jacob, who was not there that night, carries the guilt of it. A gym teacher puts Leonard on a diet that his family does not welcome. Malee, the boys' friend, tries to reach Gus Maitland, a grieving man who sees her mother, the therapist Carla Chuang.
Cast
- Michael C. Fuchsas Kenny (as Michael Fuchs)
- Martin Campettaas Jeff
- Joseph Fosteras Keith Gardner (as Joseph 'C.J.' Foster)
