Greta's struggle with suicidal ideation and the trauma of witnessing her father's death. Displacement: The feeling of being a burden to her family.
How connection and empathy can provide hope for the future. Key Production Facts Director: Nancy Bardawil. According to Greta (2009)
(2009) is an independent drama-comedy film starring Hilary Duff as the title character, Greta. Plot Summary Greta's struggle with suicidal ideation and the trauma
The story follows 17-year-old , a rebellious and self-destructive teenager who is sent by her indifferent mother to live with her grandparents in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, for the summer. Suffering from depression and a fixation on suicide, Greta keeps a journal of "exit plans" and tells her grandparents she intends to end her life before the summer ends. Key Production Facts Director: Nancy Bardawil
Includes Ellen Burstyn and Michael Murphy as Greta's grandparents, and Melissa Leo as her mother.
Her perspective begins to shift after she gets a job as a waitress and falls for (played by Evan Ross), a charismatic short-order cook with a criminal past. The film explores themes of: