Turn the Page (1999)

Here I am, on the road again.

Turn the Page (1999) poster

In this short film, Ginger Lynn Allen plays the night club stripper/prostitute who is trying to raise her 12 year old daughter. We see daily scenes from her daily life. We hear the story both from the daughter's point of view and her mother's. The mother who is over 35 says she always wanted to be rock star. Her daughter indistinctly and unconsciously questions his mother's way of raising her. For instance, she says things sort of "my mother tells me that I should never start smoking but she smokes a lot" while her mother is smoking as her daughter is asleep or "my mother tells me not to watch a lot of TV because there is too much garbage on TV but she just watches TV more than I do." Ginger Lynn Allen's acting is quite good. Her striptease polo dance and the brutal sex she had to suffer at the end of the movie are among the most memorable scenes of the movie. I guess these scenes could have been more careful if the movie had not been shot in documentary-like voice-over.

Director: Jonas Åkerlund
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 15 min
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Screenplay

Cinematography: Eric Broms
Production: Pettersson Åkerlund
Country: Sweden, United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Jonas Åkerlund
More Films in Genre: Drama

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Turn the Page about?
In this short film, Ginger Lynn Allen plays the night club stripper/prostitute who is trying to raise her 12 year old daughter. We see daily scenes from her daily life. We hear the story both from the daughter's point of view and her mother's. The mother who is over 35 says she always wanted to be rock star. Her daughter indistinctly and unconsciously questions his mother's way of raising her. For instance, she says things sort of "my mother tells me that I should never start smoking but she smokes a lot" while her mother is smoking as her daughter is asleep or "my mother tells me not to watch a lot of TV because there is too much garbage on TV but she just watches TV more than I do." Ginger Lynn Allen's acting is quite good. Her striptease polo dance and the brutal sex she had to suffer at the end of the movie are among the most memorable scenes of the movie. I guess these scenes could have been more careful if the movie had not been shot in documentary-like voice-over.
Who directed Turn the Page?
Turn the Page was directed by Jonas Åkerlund.
Who stars in Turn the Page?
Turn the Page stars Ginger Lynn Allen.
How long is Turn the Page?
Turn the Page has a runtime of 15m (15 minutes).
What genre is Turn the Page?
Turn the Page is a Drama film.
Where was Turn the Page produced?
Turn the Page was produced in Sweden, United States of America.