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Minding the Gap

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

Director

Bing Liu

Year

Genre

documentary, sport

Box Office

$11,998

Production

ITVS,Kartemquin Films,P.O.V./American Documentary

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 59 wins & 54 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.mindingthegapfilm.com

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See, I've been off work all week
which normally never happens, - Minding the Gap

See, I've been off work all week which normally never h...

And I get cooked up, super, super easily, - Minding the Gap

And I get cooked up, super, super easily,

[baby cooing] - Minding the Gap

No, I told you to. I have to, like,
get ready and meet Jess. - Minding the Gap

No, I told you to. I have to, like, get ready and meet Jess.

-Yeah, I did...
-You said, "I'm gonna feed him." - Minding the Gap

-Yeah, I did... -You said, "I'm gonna feed him.&qu...

-It's all I want you to do.
-That bottle's only three ounces - Minding the Gap

-It's all I want you to do. -That bottle's only th...

Then I got to take care of him
all fucking nights still, - Minding the Gap

Then I got to take care of him all fucking nights still,

I was stay-at-home mom - Minding the Gap

I was stay-at-home mom

Right, and you show up
somewhere between eight and nine, - Minding the Gap

Right, and you show up somewhere between eight and nine,

-...you stayed home all fucking week.
-That's a fucking lie and you know it. - Minding the Gap

-...you stayed home all fucking week. -That's a fucking...

-Whatever. You're an idiot. Just go away.
-No, you're a fucking idiot. - Minding the Gap

-Whatever. You're an idiot. Just go away. -No, you'...

[door locking] - Minding the Gap

And I told her, I'm like,
"You had a kid, like, too late." - Minding the Gap

And I told her, I'm like, "You had a kid, like, to...

[Zack sighs] - Minding the Gap

[Keire] My-- My friend, like, messaged me,
he was like, "Hey, - Minding the Gap

[Keire] My-- My friend, like, messaged me, he was like, &quo...

I don't like telling people
that I'm a dishwasher, - Minding the Gap

I don't like telling people that I'm a dishwasher,

'Cause I just don't want to, like, work - Minding the Gap

'Cause I just don't want to, like, work

The Main Street Skatepark,
aka the park set. - Minding the Gap

The Main Street Skatepark, aka the park set.

[man] Main Street Skatepark
was a skatepark - Minding the Gap

[man] Main Street Skatepark was a skatepark

Just lanking, like, your arms
are six feet and funny all the time. - Minding the Gap

Just lanking, like, your arms are six feet and funny all the...

I learned a lot from him
and a lot from my family. - Minding the Gap

I learned a lot from him and a lot from my family.

In the 80's, my father started a skatepark
in my grandmother's roller rink. - Minding the Gap

In the 80's, my father started a skatepark in my grandm...

And, uh, they managed
the only indoor skatepark in the area - Minding the Gap

And, uh, they managed the only indoor skatepark in the area

I was, kind of raised to, you know,
like, "Do what you wanna do." - Minding the Gap

I was, kind of raised to, you know, like, "Do what you ...

They were, like, pushing me into this mold
of someone they thought was a good person. - Minding the Gap

They were, like, pushing me into this mold of someone they t...

And I'm like, "Fuck that."
Like, I remember one of... you know, - Minding the Gap

And I'm like, "Fuck that." Like, I remember o...

[Zack] All right, fine. I'll man-- I'll find
a babysitter then and then fuck you. - Minding the Gap

[Zack] All right, fine. I'll man-- I'll find a bab...

First of all, you're supposed to have
until six p. m., so, I get my Saturday-- - Minding the Gap

First of all, you're supposed to have until six p. m., ...

-This is supposed to be my day, today.
-OK, bye, Nina. - Minding the Gap

-This is supposed to be my day, today. -OK, bye, Nina.

[Zack sighs] - Minding the Gap

He's had a good day, we're just
playing outside and doing fun stuff, huh? - Minding the Gap

He's had a good day, we're just playing outside an...

Eventually, I just had to leave,
I'm like, "I can't do this anymore." - Minding the Gap

Eventually, I just had to leave, I'm like, "I can&...

[Nina] Especially being a mom, - Minding the Gap

[Nina] Especially being a mom,

And my aunt and uncle
just wound up being, like, - Minding the Gap

And my aunt and uncle just wound up being, like,

[Nina] In a perfect world,
it means, I could still be together. - Minding the Gap

[Nina] In a perfect world, it means, I could still be togeth...

[Roberta] Well, he stayed with his dad, - Minding the Gap

[Roberta] Well, he stayed with his dad,

[straining] - Minding the Gap

[gasping] - Minding the Gap

You know, I was like, "Come on, like,
I got to skate. I got to skate." - Minding the Gap

You know, I was like, "Come on, like, I got to skate. I...

He was, like, I'm your dad,
like you're going to work, - Minding the Gap

He was, like, I'm your dad, like you're going to w...

Actually, one of the last things
I said to my dad was that, "I hate you." - Minding the Gap

Actually, one of the last things I said to my dad was that, ...

That's a tough question, it's hard-- - Minding the Gap

That's a tough question, it's hard--

[baby cooing] - Minding the Gap

This is my dad's closet, specifically, - Minding the Gap

This is my dad's closet, specifically,

Like, my PlayStation controllers,
entire computers, toys, - Minding the Gap

Like, my PlayStation controllers, entire computers, toys,

Several firearms that were on the floor. - Minding the Gap

Several firearms that were on the floor.

I used to judge my relationship
with my father based on, like, - Minding the Gap

I used to judge my relationship with my father based on, lik...

How many things I've done to piss him off
in that given day. - Minding the Gap

How many things I've done to piss him off in that given...

And this day that I was here
playing on the computer, - Minding the Gap

And this day that I was here playing on the computer,

And he just says that,
I "look fucking stupid." - Minding the Gap

And he just says that, I "look fucking stupid."

You know, it keeps the-- [clears throat]
keeps the heat in... - Minding the Gap

You know, it keeps the-- [clears throat] keeps the heat in.....

[sighs] - Minding the Gap

And, like screaming
coming from your room, and it was like... - Minding the Gap

And, like screaming coming from your room, and it was like.....

Unnerving screams of, like,
anguish almost, and I... it was like... - Minding the Gap

Unnerving screams of, like, anguish almost, and I... it was ...

Really, really unnerving.
It was almost scaring. - Minding the Gap

Really, really unnerving. It was almost scaring.

[sniffles] - Minding the Gap

[sniffles] Thank you - Minding the Gap

[sniffles] Thank you

[Keire] My mom has this new boyfriend,
and I don't really like him. - Minding the Gap

[Keire] My mom has this new boyfriend, and I don't real...

[Bing] So, do you have
a new man in your life? - Minding the Gap

[Bing] So, do you have a new man in your life?

♪ Happy birthday, dear Elliot... ♪ - Minding the Gap

♪ Happy birthday, dear Elliot... ♪

[indistinct chatter] - Minding the Gap

[indistinct chatter]

It was very chaotic and I'd just stay
in my room the whole time. - Minding the Gap

It was very chaotic and I'd just stay in my room the wh...

I think, 'cause of the way that I grew up,
like I really desperately craved love. - Minding the Gap

I think, 'cause of the way that I grew up, like I reall...

[Zack] I think my dad had me
when he was 21 - Minding the Gap

[Zack] I think my dad had me when he was 21

And so, I think, I was always looking
for something from my dad - Minding the Gap

And so, I think, I was always looking for something from my ...

[crowd cheering] - Minding the Gap

[crowd cheering]

-Love you, Nina.
-I was telling Bing about how you went - Minding the Gap

-Love you, Nina. -I was telling Bing about how you went

She showed up at 11 o'clock at night
with this other girl, ready to fight. - Minding the Gap

She showed up at 11 o'clock at night with this other gi...

See this, you see what I'm dealing with
all the time. This little bitch. - Minding the Gap

See this, you see what I'm dealing with all the time. T...

-[man screaming] Fuck!
-[crowd cheering] - Minding the Gap

-[man screaming] Fuck! -[crowd cheering]

-Fuck, yeah!
-That trick made me wanna - Minding the Gap

-Fuck, yeah! -That trick made me wanna

Like, you wanna take a shower. [laughing] - Minding the Gap

Like, you wanna take a shower. [laughing]

[Keire] Like, this is the result of,
all those times I've ran away from home - Minding the Gap

[Keire] Like, this is the result of, all those times I'...

Like, I'd love for my dad to see
how much progress I've made - Minding the Gap

Like, I'd love for my dad to see how much progress I�...

[Keire] Maybe,
he'd just be like, "Oh, damn, - Minding the Gap

[Keire] Maybe, he'd just be like, "Oh, damn,

[Zack] I know
their relationship's definitely strained, - Minding the Gap

[Zack] I know their relationship's definitely strained,

[Keire] The day that my dad died, - Minding the Gap

[Keire] The day that my dad died,

My mom was just, like freaking out, - Minding the Gap

My mom was just, like freaking out,

And she was like, "He's gone, he's gone."
And I didn't wanna, like, believe it - Minding the Gap

And she was like, "He's gone, he's...

I was like, "Dad's strong, he's not dead,
I was like, whatever." - Minding the Gap

I was like, "Dad's strong, he's not dead, I w...

And I was just, like, "Holy fuck!" Like... - Minding the Gap

And I was just, like, "Holy fuck!" Like...

And I was just like, "Fuck," and...
I don't know, it's just... - Minding the Gap

And I was just like, "Fuck," and... I don't k...

[indistinct chatter] - Minding the Gap

[indistinct chatter]

[Zack] Uh... lately we've been
adjusting to, uh... - Minding the Gap

[Zack] Uh... lately we've been adjusting to, uh...

I don't know. Like, I-- I asked
if I can see my son, like every day - Minding the Gap

I don't know. Like, I-- I asked if I can see my son, li...

She's talking lot of shit, you know, - Minding the Gap

She's talking lot of shit, you know,

-Fucking die! Die! Die!
-[Zack] Knock it off! - Minding the Gap

-Fucking die! Die! Die! -[Zack] Knock it off!

-This is so fucking??
-[Nina] Get off of me! - Minding the Gap

-This is so fucking?? -[Nina] Get off of me!

[Nina] You're doing this... it's like
you want me to fucking kill you. - Minding the Gap

[Nina] You're doing this... it's like you want me ...

If he showed you the one where,
I'm like, Zack, - Minding the Gap

If he showed you the one where, I'm like, Zack,

Minding the Gap poster

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Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Bing Liu

Writer: N/A

Production: ITVS,Kartemquin Films,P.O.V./American Documentary

Genre: documentary, sport

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 90/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: $11,998

Released: 17 Aug 2018

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 59 wins & 54 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.mindingthegapfilm.com

Also watch: Of Fathers and Sons, Tread, The Year of Living Dangerously, Class Action Park, Hoop Dreams, Ginger & Rosa, The Biggest Little Farm, Racer and the Jailbird, Three Identical Strangers, My Scientology Movie, Early Man, The Night Comes for Us