Seventeen-year-old Mitsy dreams of ditching her harsh-tongued grandmother, who’s raised her since she was four, by running off to find the mother who deserted her. But when her mom turns up unexpectedly and wreaks havoc in their lives, Mitsy is forced to decide whether the woman who raised her is her enemy or her strongest ally. Film Festival Award Winner Director: Sherry White Cast: Mary Walsh, Meghan Greeley, Kristin Booth Long Summary: Life on the Rock never seemed easy, but for Mitsy it is especially rough. The teenager has been abandoned by her mother, a particularly unfit parent prone to both the bottle and the sex trade. She is left to be brought up by her mercurial grandmother Bride, who is well-meaning but oppressively suffocating. Mitsy's dreams for the future hinge on her desire to be a hairdresser, but her current emotional well-being revolves around a wee dog named Sparky, an unwanted canine misfit to whom she becomes hopelessly attached. After Bride agrees to let Mitsy take the dog in as a pet, the teen tries desperately to create a happy, safe place for Sparky to thrive - basically, she wants to offer the dog the kinds of comforts she has never known. But Mitsy's life is shaken once more when her mother returns to Newfoundland. Even though Mitsy is thrilled, Bride wants nothing to do with her never-do-well deadbeat daughter. It's a family made up of three wildly dysfunctional generations, always poised to clash. And in the midst of it all, Mitsy is developing a crush on a local bad boy who works in a rather grim fast food joint. ► Subscribe to get all the latest content bit.ly/3MUpeLC #comingofage #teen #dramamovies #TheStreamMovies

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