Girlfriend

Release	July 21, 2011 (Limited)
Cast	Jackson Rathbone, Amanda Plummer, Shannon Woodward, Rachel Melvin, Evan Sneider
Director	Justin Lerner
Writer	Justin Lerner
Genres	Drama
Studio	Paradigm
Website	GirlfriendMotionPicture.com

Synopsis

Evan is a young man with Down Syndrome who lives with his mother in a poor, working-class town hit hard by the recent economic recession. When he unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money, Evan uses it to romantically pursue Candy, a girl from town who he has loved since high school. Candy, now a barely-employed single mom, is facing financial debt, possible eviction, and the inability to rid herself of Russ, her abusive, volatile, ex-boyfriend. In no position to turn down Evan's offers of financial support, Candy hesitantly accepts his gifts, which causes the pair to enter a complicated emotional entanglement. When Russ catches on to Candy and Evan's odd relationship, all three of them become intertwined in a complex triangle of secrets, jealousy, and revenge. Despite his many hardships and the seeming impossibility of Candy being able to return his love, Evan struggles to remain a resilient, pure embodiment of human compassion.

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