Digging to China
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6.4Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
Released: 1997-07-0798 minDir: Timothy HuttonDrama
Cast
- Evan Rachel Wood as Harriet Frankovitz
- Kevin Bacon as Ricky Schroth
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Gwen Frankovitz
- Marian Seldes as Leah Schroth
- Cathy Moriarty as Mrs. Frankovitz
- Bing Putney as Eric
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Key dates
- Published
- 15 October 1998
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Timothy Hutton
- Cast member
- Gareth Williams
- Producer
- David T. Friendly
- Cinematographer
- Jörgen Persson
- Narrative location
- New Hampshire
- Filming location
- North Carolina
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1990s coming-of-age drama films1997 American films1997 directorial debut films1997 drama films1997 English-language films1997 films1997 independent filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsAmerican independent filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about childrenFilms about disability in the United States