Shy People

Shy People

1987 · 118 min · EN · R · 6.7 (18 votes)
Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky · Starring Jill Clayburgh, Barbara Hershey, Martha Plimpton, Merritt Butrick, John Philbin, Don Swayze · Music Christopher Franke

Women from separate worlds bound by a secret that will haunt them forever.

Drama

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.

VIBE

A slow-burn, atmospheric drama steeped in the humid, insular world of the Louisiana bayou. It's a gritty, character-driven piece exploring the stark contrasts between rural poverty and urban life, laced with familial tension and the pervasive shadow of addiction.

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