Detachment (2012) (NR)

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Henry Barthes, a substitute teacher who conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form a bond with either his students or colleagues. A lost soul grappling with a troubled past, Henry finds himself at a public school where an apathetic student body has created a frustrated, burned-out administration. Inadvertently becoming a role model to his students, while also bonding with a runaway teen who is just as lost as he is, Henry finds that he's not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.

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Hollywood has had lots to say about the American school system as of late, and whether you choose to believe the information presented to you via eye-opening documentaries like Waiting For Superman or fictional phenomenon's like Fox's Glee,... MORE

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synopsis

Henry Barthes, a substitute teacher who conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form a bond with either his students or colleagues. A lost soul grappling with a troubled past, Henry finds himself at a public school where an apathetic student body has created a frustrated, burned-out administration. Inadvertently becoming a role model to his students, while also bonding with a runaway teen who is just as lost as he is, Henry finds that he's not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.

MovieGoer Review

Hollywood has had lots to say about the American school system as of late, and whether you choose to believe the information presented to you via eye-opening documentaries like Waiting For Superman or fictional phenomenon's like Fox's Glee,... MORE