The aftermath of a high school shooting leaves Deanna Cartwright seriously wounded and nine others dead, including the perpetrator. Det. Martin Van Zandt is assigned the unenviable task of investigating the crime and finding someone to hold responsible. His attention settles on Alicia Browning, a darkly troubled outsider who, as the only person present throughout the entire incident, is both the key witness and a possible suspect. Further complicating her isolated existence, Alicia's high school principal compels her to pay a reluctant visit on the still-hospitalized Deanna. Privileged and popular, Deanna differs dramatically from the alienated Alicia. Yet, beneath an upbeat appearance, she is struggling desperately with the emotional and physical scars left by the attack. Over the next few days, united by nothing more than their common suffering, the two young women form an unlikely friendship to cope with the tragic events that threaten to overwhelm them. Synopsis by IMDb
Home Room is een film uit 2002 onder regie van Paul F. Ryan.
Deanna was altijd een hardwerkend meisje dat braaf naar haar ouders luisterde en hoge cijfers haalde. Op een dag schiet een suïcidale klasgenoot haar en nog een paar leerlingen neer. Ze overleeft het bloedbad en ligt in het ziekenhuis. Wanneer de rebelse Alicia door de directeur gedwongen is haar op te zoeken, is dit de eerste dag een grote ramp. Terwijl, zoals gewoonlijk, Deanna beleefd doet tegen Alicia, negeert Alicia haar. Nadat de dagen voorbij gaan creëren ze een opmerkelijke band en leert Alicia Deanna zichzelf te zijn. Ook komt Deanna achter een verschrikkelijk geheim van Alicia.
Home Room is an independent film starring Erika Christensen, Busy Philipps and Victor Garber. It premiered in the Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival on 12 April 2002
A school massacre leaves nine students dead and one student named Deanna Cartwright (Christensen) seriously injured. The shooter himself is dead, shot by police during the confrontation after the actual shooting, and the only witness (and possible suspect) is Alicia Browning (Philipps), a gothic student who is now under the attention of the detective in charge of the case, Det. Martin Van Zandt (Garber).
The school principal asks Alicia to visit Deanna in the hospital. Right away, their differences are evident. Alicia is an outsider from a single-parent family who shuns the society that similarly shuns her, while Deanna is from a wealthy family, gets good grades and is popular with her classmates.
At first, Deanna seems upbeat and cheerful, but soon it becomes apparent that beneath this exterior are psychological scars left behind by the incident. Alicia starts to empathize with her, as she herself is battling her own demons as well, including a previous suicide attempt. Through these similar emotional bonds, the two form an unlikely friendship as they both try to cope with their separate psychological problems.< |
