Broken Gardenias

Jun 22, 2014

1h 29m

★ 3.1

It's a cat-eat-cat world.

Overview

Jenni, an orphaned semi-savant, and a street hustler named Sam, steal a car and head to Los Angeles to find Jenni's father whom she hasn't seen or heard from since she was six years old.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

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Broken Gardenias Trailers

Cast

Jenni Madras

Alma Saraci

Sam

Jack Morocco

Jesse

Amanda Hall

Mr. Nick

Paul D. Masterson

Don

Craig Michaelson

Mira

Caroline Heinle

Rob

Nathan Douglas

Taylor

Julian Silver

Tanya

Andrea Gavric

Martin

Steve Judkins

Carola

Patricia Gold

Jerry / Fire Spinner / Saxophone Player

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