Film Review: ‘The Tribes of Palos Verdes’ Like a West Coast answer to Ang Lee's 'The Ice Storm,' this California-set coming-of-age tale finds tragedy in an upper-middle-class suburb. The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb. In many ways, The Tribes of Palos Verdes is standard YA fare: poisonous suburban milieu, troubled family dynamics and a misfit protagonist, intelligent and resilient. 'The Tribes of Palos Verdes' Review | Hollywood Reporter. The Tribes of Palos Verdes - Wikipedia. Jennifer Garner must have had a lot of fun on the set of The Tribes of Palos Verdes.She plays a manic-depressive, narcissistic loon of a mother whose unraveling state of mind, in toxic combination with the selfishness of her husband, has devastating consequences for her children. Caught in the middle of it all, Medina must rely on her inner strength to become the stabilizing force in her family, while finding refuge in a new passion: surfing. Set amidst the sun-kissed beaches and crystal blue waters of the California coast, The Tribes of Palos Verdes is a stirring look at how life's greatest challenges forge who we become. The Tribes of Palos Verdes by Joy Nicholson - Goodreads..