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Plot. Unmarried lovers Melissa, a convenience store clerk, and Richie, confined to a wheelchair since a motorcycle accident, try to make ends meet on her low wages and his disability check which he supplements with occasional handyman work.
Nov 15, 2013 · Back in the ’50s and ’60s, British cinema specialized in a brand of social realism known as kitchen-sink dramas that focused on marginalized blue-collar types. This hard slice of reality, however, is more a Styrofoam takeaway-container drama.
Apr 14, 2014 · Though to its credit the film does manage to affect and move you, which was the sole purpose of the film to start with. In that sense, Sunlight Jr. does manage to achieve what it set out to – to enlighten us with the plight of marginalized, and how most of us take the comfort of life for granted.
Sep 4, 2013 · Sunlight Jr. was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Monday, October 7, 2013. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices.
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- Antoni Corone
- Laurie Collyer
Sunlight Jr.: Directed by Laurie Collyer. With Naomi Watts, Matt Dillon, Tess Harper, Norman Reedus. A Florida couple holding minimum-wage jobs deals with an unexpected pregnancy.
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- Drama
- Laurie Collyer
- 2015-01-12
May 31, 2024 · Laurie Collyer’s third film Sunlight Jr. is branded as a film about working class America. This is notable because fictional narrative films, even independent ones, rarely have an overt political consciousness. On a formal level it makes sense.
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Apr 20, 2013 · Overview. Quickie-mart employee Melissa and paraplegic Richie are very much in love. Supported only by Melissa’s small hourly wage, they are nevertheless thrilled to learn that Melissa is pregnant. Then their situation deteriorates, and their tenuous financial situation threatens to bring their happy life crashing down.
