Set at a roadside café in the early morning in the Spring of 1947, a young boy and an older man meet by chance. The man relates a luminous tale of personal heartbreak and loss, and of his hard won understanding of the nature of love
Social & External
The people behind it
Jeffrey DeMunn
Old boy
James McMenamin
Leo
Kale Browne
Couple Man
William Galatis
Millworker #1
Jackson Smith
Boy
Karen Allen
director
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