Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Danielle Caranzariti,
Toni Collette, Essie Davis
Monterey Media; Directed by Cathy Randall
Rated PG-13; 101 minutes; 2010

This hilarious coming of age comedy explores what it’s really like to be an outsider in your own world. Esther is not like other girls; she befriends a duck, talks to God through the toilet and break-dances at her bat-mitzvah. Her school is a daily torment of mind-numbing conformity and bell-ringing rituals. Home is a pressure cooker driven by her mother Grace’s demand for perfection. But life changes when Esther meets uber hip Sunni, and her off beat single mother Mary. Esther slips out of her oppressive all-girls private school and into a public one under the guise of a foreign exchange student. She learns that it’s ok to be different and that being true to yourself is more important than fitting in.

"4 stars. This is a must-not-miss, charming delightful, and wonderfull fully and very human exploration of teenage girls, adolescence and the challanges presented to us - especially as teens- when we are who we are"
- Mr. Movie, Tri-city Herald

"Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger hit a home run for us. It's a funny, smart movie & that manages to be tender and sharp at the same time. Our audiences talked it up so that repeat screening were sold out too. It was a delight to present"
- Peter L Stein, Executive Director, San Francisco Jewish Film Fest

"It's highly entertaining with a great soundtrack making it the perfect recipe for a hit with every teenage girl. Mean girls with heart"
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