The Neon Bible (1995)
- Directed by
- Terence Davies
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A boy named David comes of age in 1940s Georgia. After his abusive father enlists in World War II and disappears, David cares for his mother with the help of his aunt, a singer.
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What happens
The Neon Bible is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Terence Davies, based on the novel of the same name by John Kennedy Toole. The film is about a boy named David (Jacob Tierney) coming of age in Georgia in the 1940s. His abusive father (Denis Leary) enlists in the army during World War II and disappears, leaving David to take care of his mother (Diana Scarwid) with his Aunt Mae (Gena Rowlands), who is a singer. It was filmed in Atlanta, Crawfordville and Madison, Georgia. The film was a selection of the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and the 1995 New York Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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