Drama · Mexico · 2020 · 15m

Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place

Huck & Jim

Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place poster
Director
Frank Tovar
Cast
Brody Behr as Huck Finn Will T. Wamba as Jimal Suleman Lucy Zukaitis as Miss Watson Christopher Mowka as Cop
Crew
Stephen Wester — Director of Photography Oscar A. Rosas — Editor Frank Tovar — Screenplay Frank Tovar — Producer Stephen Wester — Producer Ania Bista — Production Design
Tagline

You can't pray a lie.

Synopsis

Transposing Mark Twain's immortal anti-racist novel to 2017, "Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place" depicts the friendship that develops between a poor Missouri boy and an undocumented African immigrant as they drift down the Mississippi River on a makeshift raft in pursuit of freedom.

Trailer Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
mississippi riverfreedomliteratureriverundocumented immigrantsocial injusticeinjusticeundocumented worker
Key Collaborators
Frank Tovar Director Stephen Wester Director of Photography Oscar A. Rosas Editor Frank Tovar Screenplay Frank Tovar Producer Stephen Wester Producer Ania Bista Production Design
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