Playdate (Video 2013)

Playdate: Directed by Melanie Mayron. With Stephanie Lemelin, Alicia Witt, Greg Vaughan, Diedrich Bader. New Mom, Amy, is not only new to the suburban life, (having left her high powered job in the city to focus her attention on raising her daughter) she’s also new to the mommy politics that come with it. Lonely and struggling to navigate the dog eat dog world of pre-school, playdates and playgrounds Amy is thrilled to meet fellow mommy Grace- the new next-door neighbor – who seems to be the answer to her prayers. Falling into fast friendship the two women and their little girls are inseparable – doing everything together from carpool to baby yoga. When Grace suddenly starts avoiding Amy, ignoring her calls, excluding her in activities and shunning her publically – Amy she begins to lose her grip on the mommy balancing act and finds herself the center of the other mommy’s scorn and ridicule. As more of her perfectly sculpted life starts to crumble around her she begins to suspect that Grace is behind her downfall. Now an outcast in the world of playdates Amy is determined to bring Grace down with her and uncover her to be the cruel manipulative woman she is.

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