Synopsis
In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions.
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Movie Details
Production Budget: | $1,800,000 |
Hong Kong Releases: | March 7th, 2013 (Wide) |
Video Release: | December 4th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality. (Rating bulletin 2213, 3/7/2012) |
Running Time: | 93 minutes |
Keywords: | Voiceover/Narration, Coming of Age, Environment, Terminal Illness, Refugee, Extreme Weather, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, End of the World, 2013 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Single Parent, Dysfunctional Family, Family Drama |
Source: | Based on Play |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Fantasy |
Production/Financing Companies: | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Cinereach Films, Court 13, Journeyman Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |