Little Fugitive
Morris Engel's All-American Classic
DramaFamilyAdventurenew york cityconey islandon the runblack and whitefake deathwoman directorchildren home aloneprank gone wrong1950skid brotherbrothersindependent film
A tender, visually poetic portrait of childhood adventure and sibling bonds, built around a boy's day of freedom at Coney Island and the quiet urgency of his brother's search.
After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.
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