Top Cast
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Dona Saunders
Phoebe
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John Kastner
Paul
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Sandra Scott
Mother
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Bernard Blumer
Father
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Kay Tremblay
Principal
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Yael Brandeis
Girlfriend
Overview
A young, unmarried teenager finds herself pregnant. The film mirrors the state of her mind as she worries about the possible positive and negative reactions of her parents, boyfriend, etc in a series of vignettes.
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