Wildflower (2022)
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A high school senior's life is explored through flashbacks after she is left comatose.
The story
Bea is the daughter of two intellectually disabled parents, Sharon and Derek. During her senior year in high school, Bea is left in a comatose state. The narrative utilizes flashbacks to explore various aspects of her life prior to the accident, including her experiences as a student and her romantic relationship with a fellow student named Ethan.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Bea is the daughter of two intellectually disabled parents, Sharon and Derek. During her senior year in high school, Bea is left in a comatose state. The story uses flashbacks to explore her life, specifically highlighting her romantic relationship with a fellow student, Ethan.
- First release year
- 2022
- Runtime (minutes)
- 105
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Matt Smukler
- Writers
- Jana Savage · screenplay; Matt Smukler · story; Jana Savage · story
- Cast and characters
- Kiernan Shipka; Dash Mihok; Charlie Plummer; Jean Smart; Alexandra Daddario; Reid Scott; Erika Alexander; Samantha Hyde; Brad Garrett; Jacki Weaver
- Genres
- coming of age; comedy-drama
- Themes
- disability; coming of age; romance
- Tone and mood
- tender; mixed
- Premise and plot tags
- disability representation; teen drama
- Source material / true-story basis
- Inspired by Matt Smukler's niece
- Content notes
- disability representation
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews, with some critics praising the performances while others criticized the portrayal of disability as 'inspiration porn' and 'paper-thin'.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 52 · scale: 100 · review count: 7
- Production trivia
- The film was originally conceived as a short film before being developed as a feature film.; The filmmakers consulted disability representation activist Elaine Hall during development.
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