Digging to China

1997 · 98 min · EN · PG · 6.2 (43 votes)

Dir. Timothy Hutton · Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Marian Seldes, Cathy Moriarty, Bing Putney · Music Cynthia Millar

“Two innocent outcasts. One incredible friendship.”

Drama

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.

VIBE

A quiet, poignant exploration of childhood dreams and unexpected connections. It feels like a faded photograph, capturing the bittersweet ache of longing for something more in a world that often overlooks the vulnerable and the imaginative.

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