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Electrick Children

Electrick Children

A movie about miracles...

20126.41h 35mR

Overview

Rachel is a rambunctious girl from a polygamist colony in southern Utah. On Rachel’s 15th birthday, she finds a forbidden cassette tape. Having never seen anything like it before, Rachel plays the cassette tape, and finds glorious rock & roll thereupon. Weeks later, Rachel realizes a miracle has occurred - and the cassette tape must have something to do with it. She leaves her family and runs away to the closest city: Las Vegas. There she searches for the singer of the band on the cassette tape.

Directed by Rebecca Thomas
Written by Rebecca Thomas
Produced by Alejandro de Leon, Jessica Caldwell
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Top Cast

Julia Garner

Julia Garner

Rachel

Rory Culkin

Rory Culkin

Clyde

Liam Aiken

Liam Aiken

Mr Will

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Tim

Cynthia Watros

Cynthia Watros

Gay Lynn

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Paul

John Patrick Amedori

John Patrick Amedori

Johnny

Rachel Pirard

Rachel Pirard

Sara

Cassidy Gard

Cassidy Gard

Snow

P

Paolo Baldion

Lola

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Themes & Keywords

teenage girlmagic realismwoman director

About Electrick Children

Electrick Children is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of teenage girl, magic realism, woman director. Directed by Rebecca Thomas, it stars Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken. Rachel is a rambunctious girl from a polygamist colony in southern Utah. On Rachel’s 15th birthday, she finds a forbidden cassette tape. Having never seen anything like it before, Rachel plays the cassette tape, and finds glorious rock & roll thereupon. Weeks later, Rachel realizes a miracle has occurred - and the cassette tape must have something to do with it. She leaves her family and runs away to the closest city: Las Vegas. There she searches for the singer of the band on the cassette tape.

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