Walking Across Egypt (1999)

Directed by

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly widow in the rural South befriends a young criminal in a detention center. She tries to steer him toward faith and a better path.

gentlewarmsentimentalslow-pacedwhimsicalheartfeltquirkyreflective

What happens

Walking Across Egypt is a 1999 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Paul Tamasy, based on Clyde Edgerton's novel of the same name. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Mark Hamill, Gail O'Grady, Judge Reinhold, and Pat Corley. The film is set in the Deep South. An old woman feels lonely after her children move out. She takes an interest in an incarcerated juvenile delinquent, and tries to convert him to Christianity. She feels that religion will provide him with a direction in his life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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