Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012 · 1h 39m · Comedy, Drama · Italy, United States of America · Rated 16 (DE)
Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents nor his older memoir-writing sister, he decides to reject the beliefs adults try to push on him, starting with the college career that is looming over his last summer in New York, and embarks instead on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means...
Directed by
Roberto FaenzaBased on the novel by
Peter Cameron5.7Smart score
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