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A Long Way Home (1981)

A Long Way Home poster
Directed by
Robert Markowitz
Genre
tv movie, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to his hometown to reconnect with his family after years away. He must confront the changes in their lives and his own feelings about the past.

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What happens

A Long Way Home is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film directed by Robert Markowitz, written by Dennis Nemec, and starring Timothy Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, and Rosanna Arquette. The film was nominated for two awards at the 40th Golden Globe Awards in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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