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Nancy

Nancy

20185.81h 27m

Overview

Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.

Directed by Christina Choe
Written by Christina Choe
Produced by Andrea Riseborough, Amy Lo, Michelle Cameron
Box Office0Revenue: $92K

Top Cast

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Nancy Freeman

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Jeb

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Leo

J. Smith-Cameron

J. Smith-Cameron

Ellen

Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd

Betty

T

T. Sahara Meer

Beth

Virginia Kull

Virginia Kull

Deb Loden

Samrat Chakrabarti

Samrat Chakrabarti

Raj

L

Linda Kutrubes

Waitress

Olli Haaskivi

Olli Haaskivi

Dr. Waters

Themes & Keywords

searching for biological parents

About Nancy

Nancy is a mystery, drama, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of searching for biological parents. Directed by Christina Choe, it stars Andrea Riseborough, John Leguizamo, Steve Buscemi. Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.

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