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UNVERWUNDBAR (INVULNERABLE)

By | September 2009

Rather than being a coming of age epic, or even a full coming of age story, “Unverwundbar” is simply a coming of age vignette.

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UNVERWUNDBAR (INVULNERABLE)

The cinematic conceit of an essentially decent teen girl arriving in a new town and hooking up with the popular and bitchy crowd, in a quest for social...

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