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Shy People (1987)

1987-05-14 · 1h 58m · EN
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Women from separate worlds bound by a secret that will haunt them forever.

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.

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Andrei KonchalovskyDirector
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$769.1K

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Jill ClayburghJill ClayburghDianaBarbara HersheyBarbara HersheyRuthMartha PlimptonMartha PlimptonGraceMerritt ButrickMerritt ButrickMikeJohn PhilbinJohn PhilbinTommyDon SwayzeDon SwayzeMarkPruitt Taylor VincePruitt Taylor VincePaulMare WinninghamMare WinninghamCandyMichael AudleyMichael AudleyLouieBrad LelandBrad LelandLarryTony EpperTony EpperJakePaul LandryPaul LandryHenry

Keywords

JournalistSwampDrug addictionSibling relationshipLouisianaBayouRural areaCajoons

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityJournalist · Swamp · Drug AddictionDialogue densityDramaDirector preference134806Actor preference66983 · 125944 · 125257Country preferenceUs

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New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.

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Shy People has a runtime of 118 minutes.

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