Little Fugitive (2006)

Directed by

Joanna Lipper

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 11-year-old boy has to look after his younger brother while their father is in jail and their mother works a lot. After a prank goes wrong, the younger brother runs away to Coney Island.

melancholicgrittytenderslow-burnurbanheartfeltlow-keyreflective

What happens

Little Fugitive is a 2006 remake of the 1953 film of the same name. It was directed by Joanna Lipper and produced by Nicholas Paleologos. The film is set in present day Brooklyn and tells the story of 11-year-old Lenny (Nicolas Martí Salgado) who must take care of his 7-year-old brother, Joey (David Castro), while their father (Peter Dinklage) is in jail and their mother works long hours a nursing home. When Lenny plays a practical joke on Joey that goes too far, Joey soon runs away to Coney Island. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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