Off the Map

Sep 5, 2003

1h 48m

★ 6.4

Overview

An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and comes to terms with love and loss.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Holedigger Films

Off the Map Trailers

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Cast

Adult Bo

Amy Brenneman

Young Bo

Valentina de Angelis

Arlene

Joan Allen

Charley

Sam Elliott

George

J.K. Simmons

Romero

J.D. Garfield

Rusty

Boots Southern

William Gibbs

Jim True-Frost

Store Clerk

Matthew E. Montoya

Consuela

Kathy Griego

Interpreter

William Hart McNichols

Priest

Timothy Martinez

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