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Wish You Well

Wish You Well

Believing in family can create miracles.

20136.31h 40mNR

Overview

A young girl and her brother come of age at their great grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s. After a family tragedy, a young girl moves from New York with your younger brother to live with their great grandmother on a Virginia farm and comes closer to understanding the land and roots that inspired her father's writings while discovering herself, the love of family, and the power of truly believing.

Directed by Darnell Martin
Written by David Baldacci
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Top Cast

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Louisa Mae Cardinal

Mackenzie Foy

Mackenzie Foy

Lou Cardinal

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Cotton Longfellow

Ned Bellamy

Ned Bellamy

George Davis

J

JP Vanderloo

Oz Cardinal

Alano Miller

Alano Miller

Eugene Randall

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Diamond Skinner

Themes & Keywords

family tragedyvirginiagrandmotherwoman director

About Wish You Well

Wish You Well is a family, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of family tragedy, virginia, grandmother, woman director. Directed by Darnell Martin, it stars Ellen Burstyn, Mackenzie Foy, Josh Lucas. A young girl and her brother come of age at their great grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s. After a family tragedy, a young girl moves from New York with your younger brother to live with their great grandmother on a Virginia farm and comes closer to understanding the land and roots that inspired her father's writings while discovering herself, the love of family, and the power of truly believing.

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