History Film / MouthToMouth

A 2005 drama film written and directed by Alison Murray and starring Creator/ElliotPage [[note]]who was presenting as female at the time[[/note]] as Sherry, a young runaway fleeing from a dysfunctional family. She is seduced by [[WalkingShirtlessScene Tiger]] into joining a collective named S*P*A*R*K, standing for Street People Armed with Radical Knowledge. The leader [[ManipulativeBastard Harry]] becomes gradually more authoritative and Sherry's mother [[TooDumbToLive Rose]] joins the group.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Rose.

* BrokenBird: Dog. Whether this is caused or merely exploited by Harry is hard to tell.
* ChewingTheScenery: Oh, Harry.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Sherry.

* TheDitz: Nancy, doubling as the {{Dumb Blonde}}.

* TheDragon: Tiger is this to Harry.
* EasilyForgiven:
** Nancy and Sherry never hold grudges against each other for very long.

* [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Ex-Hooker With A Heart Of Gold]]: Nancy.
* FadeToWhite

* ForeheadOfDoom: Sherry, especially with her greasy hair hanging off the sides.

--->'''Dog:''' "I know I can't stop you guys, but I don't have to watch you."

* HeadbuttOfLove: Sherry and Axe in the pool.

** And a few years later when Lokos and Page pair up again in ''The Tracey Fragments'', guess what happens?
* ManChild:

** Mad Axe follows his whims and spends his time playing with Manson, a child. Like Sherry, he loses his element of innocence - in his case [[spoiler: when Manson dies.]] After that, he becomes a far more quiet OnlySaneMan.

* TheMasochismTango: The choreography seems to depict a filial version of this between Sherry and Rose.
* TheMedic: Dog.

* MrFanservice: Tiger.

* OfficialCouple: Sherry and Axe, according to [[WordOfGod Alison Murray]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Mad Axe, Dog, Tiger, and more. Sherry herself is known as [[HilariousInHindsight Bat]][[WhatCouldHaveBeen girl]] to the cult.
* OnlySaneMan: Dog again, though ''Only Sober Woman'' may be more accurate.
** Surprisingly, Mad Axe becomes this after he is [[BreakTheCutie broken]].

* ShrinkingViolet: Blade[[spoiler:, at first]].

** Sherry herself qualifies, as she considers herself an outsider and seeks a path of her own, yet conforms in order to be accepted into SPARK. Although Alison Murray did describe the main appeal of SPARK as being an opportunity for peace and companionship without having to become part of a rotten society.
* [[spoiler: SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Manson. Axe playfully flips him by the legs into a dumpster, but some sort of debris slices through a major artery in Manson's neck on impact. He dies in just about a minute.]]
* SycophanticServant:[[spoiler: Blade after his stay in the Pit.]]

* TraumaticHaircut: Seemingly {{averted}}. Most members of the group seem quite willing to have their hair shaved off, as it signifies full acceptance into SPARK. {{Played straight}} when Sherry lets out a small sob, which she rapidly covers up [[StepfordSmiler with a smile]].
* UnkemptBeauty: Most of the attractive cast members are, given the setting.

A 2005 drama film written and directed by Alison Murray and starring Creator/ElliotPage as Sherry, a young runaway fleeing from a dysfunctional family. She is seduced by [[WalkingShirtlessScene Tiger]] into joining a collective named S*P*A*R*K, standing for Street People Armed with Radical Knowledge. The leader [[ManipulativeBastard Harry]] becomes gradually more authoritative and Sherry's mother [[TooDumbToLive Rose]] joins the group.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Blade. His first reaction upon seeing Harry is nothing short of awe, and he goes from a delicate feminine demeanor in the beginning of the movie to outright camp mannerisms in the second half. Not to mention the actor's only other acting credit until 2016 was in ''Series/QueerAsFolk''.

The film is a RoadTripPlot, shot in England, Germany, France and Portugal. The film had a very small opening, but Elliot Page's outbreak as an actor brought it back to the public eye. Some of points of interest include its harsh realism, presentation of a rarely represented portion of society, and depiction of a complex grey/gray relationship between a mother and daughter. Its overexposed contrasted landscapes are also a beautiful love letter to Europe. Also, Page shaves [[JustHereForGodzilla their head]] and [[HilariousInHindsight finally plays]]ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Blade. His first reaction upon seeing Harry is nothing short of awe, and he goes from a delicate feminine demeanor in the beginning of the movie to outright camp mannerisms in the second half. Not to mention the actor's only other credit was in ''Series/QueerAsFolk''.

The film is a RoadTripPlot, shot in England, Germany, France and Portugal. The film had a very small opening, but Elliot Page's outbreak as an actor brought it back to the public eye. Some of points of interest include its harsh realism, presentation of a rarely represented portion of society, and depiction of a complex grey/gray relationship between a mother and daughter. Its overexposed contrasted landscapes are also a beautiful love letter to Europe. Also, Page shaves [[JustHereForGodzilla their head]] and [[HilariousInHindsight finally plays]] [[NamesTheSame Batgirl]].

** Red (played by Jim Sturgess) is forced to eat six chillies for stealing wine.

The film is a RoadTripPlot, shot in England, Germany, France and Portugal. The film had a very small opening, but Elliot Page's outbreak as an actor brought it back to the public eye. Some of points of interest include its harsh realism, presentation of a rarely represented portion of society, and depiction of a complex grey/gray relationship between a mother and daughter. Its overexposed contrasted landscapes are also a beautiful love letter to Europe. Also, Page [[BaldWomen shaves]] [[JustHereForGodzilla their head]] and [[HilariousInHindsight finally plays]] [[NamesTheSame Batgirl]].

The film is a RoadTripPlot, shot in England, Germany, France and Portugal. The film had a very small opening, but Elliot Page's outbreak as an actress brought it back to the public eye. Some of points of interest include its harsh realism, presentation of a rarely represented portion of society, and depiction of a complex grey/gray relationship between a mother and daughter. Its overexposed contrasted landscapes are also a beautiful love letter to Europe. Also, Page [[BaldWomen shaves]] [[JustHereForGodzilla their head]] and [[HilariousInHindsight finally plays]] [[NamesTheSame Batgirl]].

* CrazyHomelessPeople:
** {{Averted}}. Most of the characters are homeless and apparently sane. The fact they're mostly off substances probably helps.
** Also, even though Mad Axe appears to play this trope straight, it's later subverted when he reveals it's all just a masquerade with the following quote:

* DisappearedDad: Sherry's, but this is never addressed other than with the implications of a teen pregnancy, given her mother's relative closeness in age.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Axe.

* FakeDefector: Harry charges several people to break rules and speak negatively of the group, so he can test whether the others will denounce them or not. Sherry suspects Nancy is one of them. [[spoiler:She isn't.]]
** It's also possible that the "tests" were just a ruse so he could ensure that anyone who spoke out would get reported.

The film is a RoadTripPlot, shot in England, Germany, France and Portugal. The film had a very small opening, but Elliot Page's outbreak as an actress brought it back to the public eye. Some of points of interest include its harsh realism, presentation of a rarely represented portion of society, and depiction of a complex grey/gray relationship between a mother and daughter. Its overexposed contrasted landscapes are also a beautiful love letter to Europe. Also, Page [[BaldWomen shaves]] [[JustHereForGodzilla her head]] and [[HilariousInHindsight finally plays]] [[NamesTheSame Batgirl]].

A 2005 drama film written and directed by Alison Murray and starring Creator/EllenPage as Sherry, a young runaway fleeing from a dysfunctional family. She is seduced by [[WalkingShirtlessScene Tiger]] into joining a collective named S*P*A*R*K, standing for Street People Armed with Radical Knowledge. The leader [[ManipulativeBastard Harry]] becomes gradually more authoritative and Sherry's mother [[TooDumbToLive Rose]] joins the group.

The film is a RoadTripPlot, shot in England, Germany, France and Portugal. The film had a very small opening, but Ellen Page's outbreak as an actress brought it back to the public eye. Some of points of interest include its harsh realism, presentation of a rarely represented portion of society, and depiction of a complex grey/gray relationship between a mother and daughter. Its overexposed contrasted landscapes are also a beautiful love letter to Europe. Also, Page [[BaldWomen shaves]] [[JustHereForGodzilla her head]] and [[HilariousInHindsight finally plays]] [[NamesTheSame Batgirl]].

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Manson's death is very shocking,]] no doubt helped by the idealistic tone in the first part of the movie.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Nancy dies down the Pit from her asthma attack, but this convinces Sherry, Axe and Dog to finally leave the cult.]]

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The French title of the film is the relatively contemptible ''Rebelle Adolescence''
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Harry only shaves half of Sherry's head, as only half the members of the cult have accepted her.
** Red(played by Jim Sturgess) is forced to eat six chillies for stealing wine.
* CrazyHomelessPeople: {{Averted}}. Most of the characters are homeless and apparently sane. The fact they're mostly off substances probably helps.

* EasilyForgiven: Nancy and Sherry never hold grudges against each other for very long.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Nancy losing her inhaler, twice.
** This quote:

* ManChild: Most of the characters are this to an extent. Since this is a ComingOfAgeStory, they suffer a lot for their naïveté.

* StrawHypocrite: Harry condemns a conformist society while demanding complete obedience and unity from the cult members. Also, [[spoiler:he has sex with the women of the cult while the rules he created himself forbid having sex at all. He then punishes them for breaking the rules and "making him break the rule" while he gets off scot-free.]]
** Sherry herself qualifies, as she considers herself an outsider and seeks a path of her own, yet conforms in order to be accepted into SPARK. Although, Alison Murray did describe the main appeal of SPARK as being an opportunity for peace and companionship without having to become part of a rotten society.

* TraumaticHaircut: Seemingly {{averted}}. Most members of the group seem quite willing to have their hair shaved off, as it signifies full acceptance into SPARK.
** {{Played straight}} when Sherry lets out a small sob, which she rapidly covers up [[StepfordSmiler with a smile]].

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Manson's death is very shocking,]] no doubt helped by the idealistic tone in the first part of the movie.
** RealityEnsues.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Blade. His first reaction upon seeing Harry is nothing short of awe, and he goes from a delicate feminine demeanor in the beginning of the movie to outright camp mannerisms in the second half. Not to mention, the actor's only other credit was in ''Series/QueerAsFolk''.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Blade. His first reaction upon seeing Harry is nothing short of awe, and he goes from a delicate feminine demeanor in the beginning of the movie to outright camp mannerisms in the second half. Not to mention, the actor's only other credit was in QueerAsFolk.

* ComingOfAgeStory: As said on the [[http://mouthtomouthmovie.com official website]], ''"How Sherry loses her [[SexAsRiteOfPassage virginity]], her illusions and her [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking lip ring]] in one trippy road trip across Europe."''
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The French title of the film is the relatively contemptible ''"Rebelle Adolescence"''

*** "''The more fucked up people think you are, the more likely they are to leave you alone.''"

** Dog: "I know I can't stop you guys, but I don't have to watch you."