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The Stone Boy (1984)

The Stone Boy poster
Directed by
Christopher Cain
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy accidentally shoots and kills his older brother while they are hunting. The film follows the resulting strain on his family and the quiet, painful aftermath as the boy struggles to process what happened.

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What happens

The Stone Boy is a 1984 American drama film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Glenn Close and Wilford Brimley. It is based on the 1957 short story "The Stone Boy" by American author Gina Berriault. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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