If you loved Children of a Lesser God, try Dance with Me

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Randa Haines, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Children of a Lesser God, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Dance with Me is

A grieving teenager lands in Houston to meet a father who has no idea he exists. He stumbles into a dance studio on the verge of glory, where talent suddenly trumps paternity. Someone forgot to tell the judges backspin doesn’t fix everything.

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