The final film of Jan Egleson’s trilogy, The Tender Age (initially released under the title The Little Sister) continues to explore the lives of Boston street kids. The story focuses on Nicki (Pollan), a well-to-do eighteen-year-old girl from the suburbs whose self-destructive behavior leads her into Boston’s once-infamous Combat Zone. On her downward spiral she is aided by a probation officer (Savage), whose interest in Nicki’s case borders on obsession. A complexly drawn portrait of sexual abuse, The Tender Age boasts an original score by Pat Metheny and striking cinematography by Edward Lachman.