Digging to China
Precocious 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.
Synopsis
Precocious 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.
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Cast
Directed by Timothy Hutton
Evan Rachel Wood
Harriet Frankovitz
Kevin Bacon
Ricky Schroth
Mary Stuart Masterson
Gwen Frankovitz
Marian Seldes
Leah Schroth
Cathy Moriarty
Mrs. Frankovitz
Bing Putney
Eric
Joanne Pankow
Nurse
J.C. Quinn
Minister
Production
The details
Release
1997
Runtime
98 min
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