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Amber Hubert, Maggie Brown, Robert Hamilton Wright, Aaron Blakely, Basil Harris ... see more see more... , Russell Hodgkinson , Sullivan Brown

A hard-working young actress with a small theater company, Kate lands her first leading role on her 23rd birthday. When she reads a cheerfully inquisitive birthday letter from her 13-year-old self, it... read more read more... seems she might actually be fulfilling childhood aspirations. But the letter triggers mounting confusion for Kate, and her former self - in the form of a voice and the occasional fleeting vision - won't seem to go away. As Kate bends to the whims of those around her with dwindling resistance, the protests of her adolescent self grow more hauntingly intrusive until, in a surrealistic turn, 13-year-old Katie appears in the flesh, primed for a confrontation. Beautifully shot and poetically edited, this resonant film explores the comedy and pain of finding the courage to face up to yourself. --(c) Official Site

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Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Lynn Shelton

Release Date: April 29, 2011

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Jeannette Catsoulis
April 28, 2011
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

More successful at conjuring atmosphere than at plot, "We Go Way Back" is nicely acted but frustratingly slight. Full Review

Michael Atkinson
April 26, 2011
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

For all of the film's preciousness, the pungent notion of having your young-teen self gazing in horrified disappointment at the adult you've failed to become is as fresh a thematic undertow as it is d... Full Review

Dennis Harvey
February 1, 2006
Dennis Harvey, Variety

[A] diverting but ultimately weightless effort. Full Review

Chuck Bowen
May 9, 2011
Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine

We Go Way Back is another tale of a twentysomething struggling to get a grip on their life. Full Review

Marshall Fine
May 2, 2011
Marshall Fine, Hollywood & Fine

For the first half, you can kid yourself that these witty sidetrips are what the film is about. But then Shelton gets "serious," and it dissolves into arty murk. Full Review

John Hartl
September 15, 2006
John Hartl, Seattle Times

Depression is the subject of the locally produced We Go Way Back, yet the movie works best as a backstage comedy in the tradition of Waiting for Guffman. Full Review

Bill White
September 14, 2006
Bill White, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

First time director Lynn Shelton breaks too many narrative laws for it to work as a feature. Full Review

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