Digging to China

Jul 7, 1997

1h 38m

★ 6.4

Two innocent outcasts. One incredible friendship.

Overview

Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Ministry of Film, The

Digging to China LLC

Davis Entertainment Classics

Moonstone Entertainment

Mosquito Productions

Digging to China Trailers

Cast

Harriet Frankovitz

Evan Rachel Wood

Ricky Schroth

Kevin Bacon

Gwen Frankovitz

Mary Stuart Masterson

Leah Schroth

Marian Seldes

Mrs. Frankovitz

Cathy Moriarty

Eric

Bing Putney

Nurse

Joanne Pankow

Minister

J.C. Quinn

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