Little Accidents (2014)
Director
Sara Colangelo
Main cast
Elizabeth Banks; Boyd Holbrook; Chloë Sevigny; Jacob Lofland; Josh Lucas
Genres
Drama
Description
In a small American coal town living in the shadow of a recent mining accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws three people togetherâa surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boyâin a web of secrets.
Sara Colangelo
Main cast
Elizabeth Banks; Boyd Holbrook; Chloë Sevigny; Jacob Lofland; Josh Lucas
Genres
Drama
Description
In a small American coal town living in the shadow of a recent mining accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws three people togetherâa surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boyâin a web of secrets.
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