
Try Harder! (2021) on Netflix
NR20211h 25mDocumentary
Seniors at Lowell High School in San Francisco compete for spots at the colleges of their dreams. Accomplished students are everywhere, and being Asian American is typical, not unusual.
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- Netflix4.3/5
- IMDb7.3/10550 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes100%
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Lowell High School in San Francisco is one of the country's top public schools, and its seniors are under pressure as they apply to elite colleges. The student body is mostly Asian American, and the school's orchestra is world class. So many students there are accomplished that a skill which would make a teenager stand out elsewhere goes unremarked among classmates. Each senior wants a place at the college of their dreams, but those colleges have few openings and the competition for them is intense. The applications themselves are emotionally draining. The film follows the seniors through a rite of passage where class, race and educational opportunity meet.
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