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The Odd Way Home is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 25 october 2013 with Rumer Glenn Willis
The Odd Way Home (2013)
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Add to a movie listThe Odd Way Home is a 2013 independent film directed by Rajeev Nirmalakhandan. This drama follows a troubled woman, Maya (Rumer Willis), on the run from an abusive boyfriend who accidentally robs an old woman and steals a delivery truck, only to find the back of the truck has been converted into bedroom by Duncan (Chris Marquette), a high-functioning autistic twenty-something. Through a picaresque road-trip to Duncan's only-living relative, the two develop a friendship and an understanding of what family really is. The film world premiered at the 2013 Austin Film Festival.
Actors
Rumer Glenn Willis
(Maya)
Brendan Sexton III
(Dave)
Chris Marquette
(Duncan)
Veronica Cartwright
(Francine)
Bruce Altman
(James Richards)
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