George Washington

2000 · 90 min · EN · NR · 6.7 (129 votes)

Dir. David Gordon Green · Starring Donald Holden, Damian Jewan Lee, Curtis Cotton III, Rachael Handy, Candace Evanofski, Paul Schneider · Music Michael Linnen

“Down this twisted road, please watch over my soul and lift me up so gently so as not to touch the ground.”

Drama

During an innocent game in an abandoned amusement park, a member of the group dies. Narrated by one of the children, the film follows the kids as they struggle to balance their own ambitions and relationships against a tragic lie.

VIBE

A quiet, sun-drenched summer afternoon turns heavy with unspoken truths. This film feels like a hazy memory of childhood, tinged with the melancholy of growing up too fast in a small town where innocence is fragile.

melancholicwistfulsomberintrospectiveslow-burnindie dramanaturalisticcharacter-drivenarthouseloss of innocencechildhood traumaconsequencessouthern gothic

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