Young Adult: watch the trailer - video

Monday, 20 Feb 2012

Mavis Gray - an author of children's books with a career on the slide - decides to return to her hometown and seduce her happily married ex-boyfriend. Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt star in a film by Juno director Jason Reitman

Monday, 20 Feb 2012

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