New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl is a Canadian dramacomedy film, released in 1999, directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish.
Mooney Pottie Liane Balaban is a 15yearold girl sick of her life in smalltown New Waterford. She is considered an exceptional student by her depressive, semialcoholic English teacher, Cecil Andrew McCarthy who also nurtures an inappropriate crush towards her that is not reciprocated by Mooney. Based on her talent Cecil suggests that she should be allowed to move to New York City in order to cultivate her gift and manages to get her a scholarship at a school there. Her parents refuse to let her go, however.When a family from New York moves in next door, Mooney quickly becomes friends with the eldest daughter, Lou. Lou is the daughter of a jailed boxer and though she is small she is able to knock out men when they are lying, something that the town considers something of a religious miracle. Lou develops a side hustle, knocking out the unfaithful men of the town in exchange for money from their wronged girlfriends. Meanwhile Mooney concocts a plan to leave town. She begins to openly kiss different boys causing her to gain a reputation for being promiscuous. ........
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