The Year That Trembled (2002)
Directed by Jay Craven
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age, Anti-War Film |
Release Date - Mar 22, 2002 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Andrea LeVasseur
American independent filmmaker Jay Craven directs the Vietnam-era coming-of-age drama The Year That Trembled, based on the novel by Scott Lax. Using stock footage along with a traditional narrative, the film takes place in Ohio following the 1970 student murders at Kent State. Right after high school, best friends Casey (Jonathan Brandis), Jim (Charlie Finn), and Phil (Sean Nelson) move into a cottage with activist-on-the-run Judy Woods (Meredith Monroe). The cottage is next door to their former teacher Helen (Marin Hinkle), who gets fired for her antiwar activities. Her husband, Charlie Kerrigan (Jonathan M. Woodward), is a lawyer torn between his moral opposition to the war and his own ambitions. Also starring Fred Willard, Martin Mull, and Henry Gibson.
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anti-war, protester, coming-of-age, conscience, friendship, fugitive, Vietnam, draft-dodger