Underplayed Gems

Wish You Well (2013)

Wish You Well poster
Directed by
Darnell Martin
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

After a car accident kills their father and puts their mother in a coma, a young girl and her little brother move to their great-grandmother's farm in rural Virginia. The girl dreams of becoming a writer like her father while the family fights to keep their land from a coal company.

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What happens

Wish You Well is a 2013 family film directed by Darnell Martin, written by David Baldacci from his 2001 novel of the same name, and starring Mackenzie Foy, Josh Lucas and Ellen Burstyn and JP Vanderloo. The movie is set in rural Virginia and follows Lou and her younger brother Oz who are forced to move to their great-grandmother's farm following a tragic accident which killed their father and severely injured their mother. While living on the farm, Lou dreams of following her father's footsteps as a writer while her great-grandmother Louisa Mae tries to stop a coal and gas company from taking her family farm. The supporting cast features Ned Bellamy and Laura Fraser, the cinematographer was Frank Prinzi, and the music was by Paul Cantelon. The film was set and shot in Giles County, Virginia, near the southeastern border of West Virginia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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