Keane (2004)
Director
Lodge Kerrigan
Main cast
Damian Lewis; Abigail Breslin; Amy Ryan
Genres
Drama
Description
A mentally ill man searches New York for his missing eight year old daughter. He recreates her steps each day hoping for some clue to her disappearance, until he meets and befriend a woman with a daughter the same age. Could she help him with the missing piece of the puzzle?
Lodge Kerrigan
Main cast
Damian Lewis; Abigail Breslin; Amy Ryan
Genres
Drama
Description
A mentally ill man searches New York for his missing eight year old daughter. He recreates her steps each day hoping for some clue to her disappearance, until he meets and befriend a woman with a daughter the same age. Could she help him with the missing piece of the puzzle?
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