Short Term 12
2008, English. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.
A film about kids and the grown-ups who hit them.
A day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy who's getting into fights though he has only a week to go before his 18th birthday, a girl whose birthday it is, a foul-mouthed lad, and others. Denim uses music to calm one youth, orients a new staff member, sneaks a marijuana cigarette during a break, and by the day's end, talks to Natalia. Do any of us have it together?
- Runtime
- 0h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 23 September 2008
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Destin Daniel Cretton
- Budget
- $3
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Short Term 12 runs 22 minutes (0h 22m).
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Short Term 12 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 September 2008. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Short Term 12?
Short Term 12 (2008) was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Brad William Henke, Tania Verafield, LaKeith Stanfield.