Arresting Gena(1997)
A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell).
Movie: Arresting Gena
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Jane Freeman
Caroline Lee
Sonny
Alice
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Kabush
Detective Wilson
Uncle John
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A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell).
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1997-01-27
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