Ex-convict Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 20 years for processing an ounce of marijuana to sell. It’s his 3rd strike conviction in California. The world outside has changed a LOT and it seems like he’s looking through a glass pane and he moves at a different pace than other people. He does what he needs to do but he has no interaction with other people and he finds that to be a scary concept. He’s still on parole and he’s working at a burger shop. One night he finds an abandoned baby outside of the shop!! He’s scared and unsure of what to do?? He feels overwhelming affection but also intense panic. Can Russ come out of his shell and become a person, son and a man again? Will taking care of this baby girl help him relate to others too?
This movie can be intense!! It’s about an emotionally and socially stunted man. There are good messages about recovery, redemption and the very harsh realities of life after incarceration. There are also the realities of caring for a baby with very limited resources. Russ is determined to do whatever he can for this baby. 3* (This movie is OK)
78 min, Drama directed and written by Logan Marshall-Green with Ethan Hawke, Christopher Heyerdahl, Chris Sullivan, Elaine Hendrix, Anne-Marie Johnson, Betty Gabriel, Mo McRae, Milauna Jackson, Chris Williams, Nate Mooneyh, John Norwood, Diane Gaeta, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Loni Love, Jeremie Harris.
Note: Imdb 6.2 out of 10 with 1,710 views, Rotten Tomatoes 68% with 31 critics 73% audience with 62 ratings, Roger Ebert 2 1/2* Sheila O’Malley, indiewire.com Grade C+, Common Sense Media Renee Schonfeld, age 15+, 3* out of 5*, positive 4*, role models 4*, violence 1*, language 3*, drinking, drugs & smoking 1*.
Special Note: Filmed in Indio, California. I think a person on parole in California would not be able to travel outside of the state without specific permission from their parole officer? Near the end of the film, Russ takes a bus to Casper, Wyoming??
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