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Whip It (2009)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: October. 02,2009
Duration: 111min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Drew Barrymore
Plot: Little Bliss Cavender's life is not joyful; she is crazy with rock music, but her mother, Brooke, always dresses her up well so she may enter the town's beauty pageants. She decided to take roller skating lessons after seeing the women's competition. To avoid being discovered by her parents, Bliss joined the roller skating team covertly. Through the team's rigorous training and competitive environment, she made many new friends and also rediscovered a lost joy.
Cast: Elliot Page, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore
Keywords: woman director, sport, coming of age, small town, duringcreditsstinger, texas, female friendship, austin, texas, roller derby, exhilarated
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