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Plot, Details & Awards

George Washington

(2000)
Not Rated In Theaters 10/27/2000 , 89min.
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Plot & Details

David Gordon directs this bleak drama about a gang of rural teens going astray. The title character is 13-year-old boy who lives in an impoverished corner of North Carolina. While wandering around with his rag-tag band of mates, one boy gets inadvertently killed. Fearing parental retribution, the gang hides the body. Later, matters comes to a head when guilt and anxiety starts to take its toll.
  • MPAA Rating: Not Rated
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Run Time: 89min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 10/27/2000
  • DVD Release Date: 03/12/2002
  • Distributor(s): Cowboy
  • Director(s): David Gordon Green
  • Starring: Candace Evanofski , Donald Holden , Paul Schneider
  • Themes: Small-Town Life
  • Tone: Humorous,Gentle,Melancholy,Summery,Understated,Lyrical,Meditative
  • Keywords: anxiety,guilt,lower-class,poverty,pre-teen,small-town
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (10-27-2000)
  • Language: English

Awards

Toronto International Film Festival

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2000 Toronto International Film Festival Discovery Award Won
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