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Tumbleweeds is a american film of genre Drama directed by Gavin O'Connor released in USA on 28 november 1999 with Janet McTeer
Tumbleweeds (2000)
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Add to a movie listTumbleweeds is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor. He co-wrote the screenplay with his then-wife Angela Shelton, who was inspired by her memories of a childhood spent on the road with her serial-marrying mother. The film starred Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown and Jay O. Sanders.
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The story revolves around Mary Jo Walker, a single mother whose usual reaction to trouble is to pack her car with her belongings and take her pre-teen daughter Ava in search of greener pastures. The film commences with a strong-willed Mary-Jo in an altercation with a man. As this is something which is routine in Ava's life, she packs a suitcase as she prepares herself for their inevitable departure.Actors
Janet McTeer
(Mary Jo Walker)
Kimberly J. Brown
(Ava Walker)
Jay O. Sanders
(Dan Miller)
Gavin O'Connor
(Jack Ranson)
Laurel Holloman
(Laurie Pendleton)
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