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Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.


Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.

Linda Cardellini
Kelli

Michael Shannon
Mike

John Slattery
Bud

Talia Balsam
Julie

Emma Rayne Lyle
Jackie

Paul Sparks
Ed

Louisa Krause
Shannon

Rosie Benton
Brooke

Rutanya Alda
Mrs. Miller

James Murtaugh
Mr. Miller
Return is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Liza Johnson, it stars Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, John Slattery. Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.
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