Petting Zoo

May 19, 2016

1h 33m

★ 6.5

Overview

A story of love, sex and teen pregnancy in San Antonio, Texas. Petting Zoo is the portrait of a young woman coming into her own, in an environment that does not always present ideal circumstances.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

The Match Factory

Makrorama

Haos Film

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Cast

Layla

Devon Keller

Melanie

Deztiny Gonzales

Mr. Brandenburg

Jocko Sims

Danny

Kiowa Tucker

Grandma

Adrienne Harrell

Aunt Jeanie

Emily Lape

Uncle Doug

Cory Criswell

The Davenport sisters have drifted apart over the years but when their Dad wins the lottery all he wants is having his girls home for Christmas. Getting over years of resentment proves a big task but it's pushed aside when their mother suffering from dementia loses the ticket. They put aside their differences to help find the ticket and in doing so get over their differences and finally learn to come together.

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