The Wise Kids (2011) on Netflix
Brea, Laura and Tim are high school seniors at a South Carolina Baptist church. As graduation nears, Brea doubts her faith, Tim confronts his homosexuality, and Laura holds to hers.
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Plot summary
Three friends are finishing high school in Charleston, where their lives center on a Baptist church. Brea, the pastor's daughter, has begun to question her beliefs and looks into contradictions she finds in the Bible. Laura, her closest friend, is a devout believer. Tim, raised by his single father, is starting to confront his homosexuality, which troubles Laura. Brea also befriends Cheryl, whose grandmother Ms. Powell has belonged to the congregation for years; Cheryl tells Brea that she does not believe. Elizabeth and Austin, the church's music director, are husband and wife, and their sex life has become a problem for Elizabeth, while Austin is beginning to confront his own homosexuality.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Wise Kids (2011)
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- To raise money for production, writer-director Stephen Cone turned to Kickstarter; the campaign closed on July 18, 2010, having raised $17,830 against a goal of $17,500.
- Stephen Cone, the son of a Baptist minister, described elements of The Wise Kids as semi-autobiographical, saying he "experienced some of it," and that some of it was speculation and curiosity about people he grew up with.
