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Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap

20187.71h 33m

Overview

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

Directed by Bing Liu
Produced by Diane Quon, Bing Liu
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Top Cast

Keire Johnson

Keire Johnson

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Zack Mulligan

Zack Mulligan

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Bing Liu

Bing Liu

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Nina Bowgren

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Mengyue Bolen

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Themes & Keywords

friendshipchild abuseskateboardingdysfunctional familycoming of agefriendsgrowing updomestic abusephysical abuse

About Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap is a documentary film released in 2018 exploring themes of friendship, child abuse, skateboarding, dysfunctional family, coming of age, friends. Directed by Bing Liu, it stars Keire Johnson, Zack Mulligan, Bing Liu. Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

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