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She realizes this by the end of the movie and wants to make an effort to change. She isn't especially violent physically or verbally towards Darian or Nadine, but she is neglectful to them in favor of her romantic life and work, overly depends on Darian to support her, and doesn't seem to notice (or care) how much her daughter is hurting after her husband's death. Not to be confused with the 1998 film of the same name. Nadine ends up starting a friendship with a classmate named Erwin (Hayden Szeto), who shows her that things may not be as bad as she makes them seem. Steinfeld plays Nadine, an awkward high school junior whose life takes an unexpected turn when her older brother Darian ( Blake Jenner) starts dating her best friend Krista ( Haley Lu Richardson). It was released in November 2016 and stars Hailee Steinfeld, Kyra Sedgwick, and Woody Harrelson.

The Edge of Seventeen is a 2016 comedy-drama from writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig and produced by James L. Shhhhh! note The Gracie Films logo appears at the front of the movie, for what is probably the first time
