Tumbleweeds (1999)

Directed by

Gavin O'Connor

Genre

drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single mother and her young daughter move from town to town as the mother pursues new marriages. The film follows their bond as the daughter grows wise beyond her years.

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What happens

Tumbleweeds is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor. O'Connor co-wrote the screenplay with his then-wife Angela Shelton, based on Shelton's childhood memories spent on the road with her serial-marrying mother. It stars Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown and Jay O. Sanders. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where O'Connor won the Filmmaker Trophy award. McTeer won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Brown won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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