George Washington (film)

Infobox Film
name = George Washington


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director = David Gordon Green
producer = Sam Froelich
David Gordon Green
Sacha W. Mueller
Lisa Muskat
writer = David Gordon Green
starring = Candace Evanofski
Donald Holden
Paul Schneider
music = Andrew Gillis
cinematography = Tim Orr
editing = Zene Baker
Steven Gonzales
distributor = Cowboy Pictures (Theatrical)
Janus Films (US TV)
Criterion (Region 1 DVD)
released = flagicon|Canada 9 September, 2000 (premiere at TFF
flagicon|USA 27 October, 2000 (limited)
flagicon|UK 28 September, 2001
runtime = 89 min.
country = USA
language = English
location = North Carolina, U.S.
budget = US$42,000
gross =
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followed_by =
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amg_id = 1:198496
imdb_id = 0262432

Infobox movie certificates
United_States = NR
United_Kingdom = 12

"George Washington" (2000) is a film about a group of children in a depressed small town in the U.S. South. The children band together to cover up a tragic mistake. The film is written and directed by David Gordon Green.

Plot

The story of a group of kids growing up in a depressed rural town in North Carolina, as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old Nasia. After breaking up with her show-off boyfriend Buddy, she withdraws from her delinquent friends and becomes romantically obsessed with a strange, introverted boy named George who is burdened by the fact that his skull never hardened after birth. Tragedy strikes when one of George's friends is accidentally killed and the group, fearing punishment, decides to hide the body. In its aftermath, George is put in the unlikely role as town hero.

External links

*imdb title|id=0262432|title=George Washington
* [http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=152&eid=206&section=essay Criterion Collection essay by Armond White]