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Shiloh (1996)

Shiloh poster
Directed by
Chip Rosenbloom
Genre
drama film, family film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 76 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy fights to protect a mistreated beagle from its cruel owner. He must convince his family to let him keep the dog, while dealing with the tense situation in his rural town.

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What happens

Shiloh is a 1996 American family drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Dale Rosenbloom (in his sole directorial effort), and based on Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's novel of the same name. It follows a family son defending a mistreated beagle from his abusive owner. The film premiered at the Heartland Film Festival in 1996, but its general release came on April 25, 1997. There are two sequels, Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) and Saving Shiloh (2006), both directed by Sandy Tung and distributed by Utopia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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