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64% Critic Match
Digging to China
“Two innocent outcasts. One incredible friendship.”
6.4 / 10• 1997• 1h 38m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
Cast & Crew
Evan Rachel Wood
Harriet Frankovitz
Lead
Kevin Bacon
Ricky Schroth
Mary Stuart Masterson
Gwen Frankovitz
Marian Seldes
Leah Schroth
Cathy Moriarty
Mrs. Frankovitz
Bing Putney
Eric
JP
Joanne Pankow
Nurse
J.C. Quinn
Minister
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Timothy Hutton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Digging to China is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
