have work professionally with young girl on the run and i find this film surprisingly authentic . i would never have find it have a friend not loan his videotape . there be classic theme here represent come of age and mother or daughter estrangement and the limited choice of the underprivileged and who be the good samaritan and tragedy be in every life and the many layer or relationship . flashback be meaningful ( when alice acquire a gun we know she have some familiarity with how to use it ) and it do not end in cliché . the cast really sell their role . it be adult material and the audio be a bit too grainy . allow it 15 minute to so to draw you in .