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Torrey Pines
2016·1h 0m·★ 5.0
Torrey Pines is a stop-motion animated feature film by director Clyde Petersen. Based on a true story, the film is a queer punk coming-of-age tale, taking place in Southern California in the early 1990's. Raised by a schizophrenic single mother, Petersen's life story unfolds in a series of baffling and hallucinated events. With a mother fueled by hallucinations of political conspiracy and family dysfunction, twelve-year-old Petersen is taken on a cross-country adventure that will forever alter the family as they know it.
LUXEN Decision Guide
Does this fit your night?
A visually expressive choice that uses animation as part of the storytelling rather than simply as a format label.
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Who it is for
Best suited to viewers open to a more stylized visual experience.
Commitment
Light commitment · 1h 0m
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