Northern Borders
2013 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
'Northern Borders' tells the story of ten year-old Austen Kittredge who is sent by his father to live on his grandparents' Vermont farm, where he experiences wild adventures and uncovers long-festering family secrets. It's 1956 and Austen experiences the farm as a place full of eccentric people, especially his stubborn grandparents whose thorny marriage is known as the Forty Years War. Initially feeling stuck in this fractured household, young Austen plans a quick exit but ends up stranded with no choice but to navigate and endure. A humorous and sometimes startling coming-of-age-story, 'Northern Borders' evokes Vermont's wildness, its sublime beauty, a haunted past, and an aura of enchantment.
Direction Jay Craven
Cast Bruce Dern · Geneviève Bujold · Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick · Tom Bodett · Samantha Cheirif · Brent Crawford · Rusty De Wees · Jim Fitzpatrick · John Griesemer · Jessica Hecht · Jacqueline Hennessey
Soundtrack Jeff Claus · Judy Hyman
Screenplay Jay Craven · Howard Frank Mosher
Cinematography James B. Heck
Original title Northern Borders
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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