Miles from Home

Sep 16, 1988

1h 48m

★ 5.3

Two brothers. All they wanted was their share of the American dream.

Overview

Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Action

Production Companies

J&M Entertainment

Braveworld Productions

Cinecom Pictures

Miles from Home Trailers

Cast

Frank Roberts

Richard Gere

Terry Roberts

Kevin Anderson

Sally

Penelope Ann Miller

Mark

Terry Kinney

Jennifer

Helen Hunt

Frances

Judith Ivey

Exotic Dancer

Laurie Metcalf

Barry Maxwell

John Malkovich

Frank Roberts Sr.

Brian Dennehy

Tommy Malin

Francis Guinan

Tom Castleman

Robert Brueler

Farmer Cox

Randall Arney

These five award-winning coming of age short films offer a glimpse of how boys and young men tackle life's difficult desires: confronting one's demons, understanding sexual relationships, gaining the respect of one's father, or simply running away from it all. This is only the start of their complex formative years, where not every question has an answer, and not every answer makes sense. The short films are: Boys [Pojkarna] (2015); Ioana (2015); Kiem Holijanda (2017); Picnic [Piknik] (2015); Tomer & Elias [Tomer en Elias] (2016).

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