
Into the Wild(2007)
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
A terminally ill former coal-truck and school-bus driver sets off in her yellow mini-bus through the Appalachian mountains on a final journey to reconcile with her past and her fractured family.

Frances Fisher
Ruby

Will Patton

Lauren Holly

M.C. Gainey
Ruby Road is a adventure, drama film exploring themes of terminal illness, road trip, appalachian mountains, independent film. Directed by Talia Lugacy, it stars Frances Fisher, Will Patton, Lauren Holly. A terminally ill former coal-truck and school-bus driver sets off in her yellow mini-bus through the Appalachian mountains on a final journey to reconcile with her past and her fractured family.
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