Suspendedbetweencarefreeyouthandtheharshrealitiesoftheadultworld,ateenagegirlexperiencesanunsettlingawakeninginthishauntingvisionofinnocencelost.Basedonthecelebratedshortstory“WhereAreYouGoing,WhereHaveYouBeen”byJoyceCarolOates,thenarrativedebutfromJoyceChoprafeaturesarevelatorybreakoutperformancebyLauraDernasConnie,thefifteen-year-oldblacksheepofherfamilywhosesummertimeidyllofbeachtrips,mallhangouts,andinnocentflirtationsisshatteredbyanencounterwithamysteriousstranger(amemorablymenacingTreatWilliams).WinneroftheGrandJuryPrizeatSundance,SmoothTalkcapturesthethrillandterrorofadolescentsexualexplorationasittransformstheconventionsofacoming-of-agestoryintosomethingaltogethermoretroublingandprofound.