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Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place
“You can't pray a lie.”
5.5 / 10• 2020• 15m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Transposing Mark Twain's immortal anti-racist novel to 2017, "Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place" depicts the friendship that develops between a poor Missouri boy and an undocumented African immigrant as they drift down the Mississippi River on a makeshift raft in pursuit of freedom.
Cast & Crew
BB
Brody Behr
Huck Finn
LeadWT
Will T. Wamba
Jimal Suleman
LZ
Lucy Zukaitis
Miss Watson
CM
Christopher Mowka
Cop
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Tovar's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
