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Sister (2014)

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director: David Lascher
actor: Adam Shapiro Alexis Dziena Barbara Hershey Dan Lauria Grace Kaufman Illeana Douglas Isabella Acres John Heard Lee Garlington Nadine Velazquez Patricia Belcher Reid Scott Serinda Swan Skyler Stone
writer: David Lascher Todd Camhe

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When unstable Connie (Barbara Hershey) is tragically widowed, she finds it impossible to care for her delinquent adolescent daughter, Nicki, forcing her son, Bill (Reid Scott), to take his sister in. As the two begin to forge a healthy bond, well-meaning Bill implements his own method of treatment for Nicki’s mental troubles, but, when turmoil persists, he must reconcile his beliefs with what actually may be best for his sister. [Synopsis courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival]

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