Kelly Fremon Craig is back with another coming-of-age comedy. “The Edge of Seventeen” filmmaker’s second feature sees her adapting an iconic novel, Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” The pic tells the story of Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson), a sixth grader who moves from NYC to the suburbs of New Jersey.
A new trailer for the film, which is set in the ’70s, introduces us to Margaret, who is in the midst of a prayer. “Let me just be normal and regular like everybody else,” she begs. The 11-year-old is consumed with thoughts about God and her changing body. We see her joining a “secret club”
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