Margaret

(2011)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 350 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2011

Runtime: 150 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Кеннет Лонерган

Cast: Анна Пэкуин, Джей Смит-Камерон, Марк Руффало, Дженни Берлин, Жан Рено, Sarah Steele, Джон Галлахер мл., Cyrus Hernstadt, Эллисон Дженни, Киран Калкин

Plot

17-year-old Lisa feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in causing a traffic accident that claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right, she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and, most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course with the realities and compromises of the adult world.

Lisa Cohen witnesses a devastating traffic accident after distracting bus driver Maretti moments before impact. When police arrive, she supports Maretti's version of events, helping close the case without consequences. As guilt intensifies, Lisa reverses her statement and searches for another path toward accountability. Her efforts draw her into the life of Emily, a woman connected to the victim, while tensions grow at school, at home, and within herself. Joan Cohen struggles with her own personal disappointments, leaving mother and daughter emotionally disconnected. As legal action advances, Lisa becomes increasingly determined to force a reckoning, only to discover that justice, responsibility, and personal redemption rarely move in the same direction.