<P> Nadine Franklin ( Hailee Steinfeld ) , a high school junior in the suburbs of Portland , confides to her school teacher Mr. Bruner ( Woody Harrelson ) that she plans to commit suicide . Her threats and his responses illustrate their uniquely wary relationship . Nadine narrates : By age seven , differences between Nadine and her more popular older brother Darian ( Blake Jenner ) are already obvious . Nadine has a tempestuous relationship with her overly dramatic and image conscious mother Mona ( Kyra Sedgwick ) who seems to favor her brother , while Nadine 's father , Tom ( Eric Keenleyside ) is the only immediate member she feels close to . At age 13 , Nadine is buoyed by her relationships with her best friend Krista ( Haley Lu Richardson ) and her father . Nadine 's father suffers a fatal heart attack while driving . As a result of her father 's death , Nadine 's life turns upside down . Up to the time Nadine is 17 , Krista was the only `` good part '' of her life . </P>
<P> Nadine Franklin ( Hailee Steinfeld ) , a high school junior in the suburbs of Portland , confides to her school teacher Mr. Bruner ( Woody Harrelson ) that she plans to commit suicide . Her threats and his responses illustrate their uniquely wary relationship . Nadine narrates : By age seven , differences between Nadine and her more popular older brother Darian ( Blake Jenner ) are already obvious . Nadine has a tempestuous relationship with her overly dramatic and image conscious mother Mona ( Kyra Sedgwick ) who seems to favor her brother , while Nadine 's father , Tom ( Eric Keenleyside ) is the only immediate member she feels close to . At age 13 , Nadine is buoyed by her relationships with her best friend Krista ( Haley Lu Richardson ) and her father . Nadine 's father suffers a fatal heart attack while driving . As a result of her father 's death , Nadine 's life turns upside down . Up to the time Nadine is 17 , Krista was the only `` good part '' of her life . </P>
where did the edge of seventeen take place
where did the edge of seventeen take place
suburbs of Portland
suburbs of Portland