The Neon Bible

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (589 Reviews)

Director:

Terence Davies

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Jacob Tierney Drake Bell Gena Rowlands Diana Scarwid

Writer:

Terence Davies

John Kennedy Toole (novel)

Fullplot:

While on a train, a teenage boy thinks about his life and the flamboyant aunt whose friendship acted as an emotional shield from his troubled family. This film evokes the haunting quality of memory while creating a heartfelt portrait of a boy's life in a rural 1940s Southern town.

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