This fantastic coming of age film is one of my favorite of the last few years. Three young boys seeking the natural independence that adolescence requires, embark on starting a new life and a new home. With salvaged materials from construction projects, they create a semi-permanent home and organize under their own rules and laws. Along the way, they encounter danger, love, broken hearts, and the breakdown in friendships. A near tragedy with a snake has them rejoining their former lives and restoring the broken relationships with their families and each other.

• IMDB 7.2

• Rotten Tomatoes 75%/77%

• (R)