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Luminous Motion
Luminous Motion

Luminous Motion

an amoral tale

Genres

Drama

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A mom and her 10-year-old son motor around the country as she makes ends meet by turning tricks until her car breaks down. She then temporarily takes up with a hardware store owner until she gets her own place. Then the kid's father shows up to try to take the two over.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$51380

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

19 May 2000

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eric Lloyd

Eric Lloyd

Phillip

Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Mom

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

Pedro

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Dad

James Berland

James Berland

Rodney

Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta

Beatrice

Patrick Fitzgerald

Patrick Fitzgerald

Man #1

Conn Horgan

Conn Horgan

Man #2

Martin Alvin

Martin Alvin

Man #3

P.J. Brown

P.J. Brown

Man #4

Bruce MacVittie

Bruce MacVittie

Norman

Jed Holdren

Jed Holdren

Stranger

June Stein

June Stein

Ethel

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