The Reivers

The Reivers

Boon is a reiver (that's a cheat, a liar, a brawler and womaniser) and he had just four days to teach young Lucius the facts of life (like cheating, lying, brawling and womanizing).

Directed by Mark Rydell

Produced by Cinema Center Films, Duo Films

1969106 min6.4 / 10

A warm, playful coming-of-age road comedy set in turn-of-the-century Mississippi, celebrating mischief, mentorship, and the bittersweet passage from innocence to experience.

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.

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