MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Wendy and Lucy
Wendy Carroll is driving to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy.
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MPAA rating:
R
for language
Cast:
John Breen; Brenna Beardsley; Will Oldham; Will Patton; M. Blash; Ayanna Berkshire; Michelle Williams; Wally Dalton; John Robinson; Larry Fessenden
Directed by:
Kelly Reichardt
Genre:
Drama Running time:
01:20
Release date:
2008
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