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When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
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Christina RicciElizabeth Wurtzel -
Jason BiggsRafe -
Anne HecheDr. Sterling -
Michelle WilliamsRuby -
Jonathan Rhys MeyersNoah -
Jessica LangeMrs. Wurtzel -
Lou ReedLou Reed -
Jesse MossSam -
Nicholas CampbellDonald -
Zoe MillerElizabeth at 12 -
Sheila PatersonGrandmother -
Rob FreemanMister Cool -
Nicole ParkerWaitress -
Frida BetraniJulia -
Klodyne RodneyNurse
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Ian TraceyRolling Stone Editor -
Wendy NoelMrs. Edelman
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Bill MarchantLecturer -
Tom KentLecturer
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Christine AntonMrs. Stevenson
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