Daydream Nation is a 2010 Canadian drama film written and directed by Michael Goldbach. It stars Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson and Josh Lucas. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2010.
Seventeen-year-old Caroline Wexler (Kat Dennings) and her father move from the city to a small town where an industrial fire burns endlessly and everyone in her new high school seems to be permanently stoned. One of Caroline's classmates, Thurston (Reece Thompson), quickly falls for her. Caroline, however, is attracted to her teacher Mr. Anderson (Josh Lucas) and the two begin an affair. She eventually realizes that he is deeply dysfunctional and breaks off the relationship in favour of Thurston. Mr. Anderson does everything to sabotage the budding romance and Caroline's life descends into chaos, meanwhile, there is a serial killer on the loose.
I really couldn't have said that any better. Extremely moving film.