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Desert Son

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Phillip's stepfather abandons him in the desert, and the boy survives with two orphans named Jack and Lucy in an old mining town. Jack grows jealous of the bond between Phillip and Lucy and leads them back to civilization by committing increasingly dangerous crimes, until the unthinkable happens and the group violently unravels.
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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com James Mann's script is almost relentlessly harsh. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 6, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member not many movies found these days that are so utterly impressive! what a relief to watch these 3 kids on their horrific escapades. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Movie that lost it's way worse than the protagonist, who got lost in the desert. Started off with some real promise, and built up some momentum to the point where the kid hooks up with the couple. From there it floundered. What handicapped the movie even more was some truly amateur acting by the bully boyfriend. No wait, what's even worse is the other two's stubborn insistence on staying with bully boyfriend. Made no sense whatsoever. After looking at my watch for like the 5th time, I guess it was time to quit. Oh well, at least it's free on Youtube. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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James Mann

Director

Brandon Nicholas

Director

John Bain

Phillip

Nathan Halliday

Jack

Bill Oberst Jr.

Step Dad

Erica Curtis

Lucy
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Synopsis Phillip's stepfather abandons him in the desert, and the boy survives with two orphans named Jack and Lucy in an old mining town. Jack grows jealous of the bond between Phillip and Lucy and leads them back to civilization by committing increasingly dangerous crimes, until the unthinkable happens and the group violently unravels.
Director
James Mann, Brandon Nicholas
Producer
James Mann, Brandon Nicholas, Jennava Laska
Screenwriter
James Mann
Production Co
Camera Experiment, Aurora Features
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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