''Exodus Fall'' is a 2011 American

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directed by Ankush Kohli and Chad Waterhouse, and starring

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, Jesse James, Devon Graye,

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, and

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Plot

Set in 1974, the film centers on three siblings from

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— Kenneth ( Jesse James), Charlotte (Adrien Finkel), and Dana Minor ( Devon Graye) — who are left living with their abusive, alcoholic mother Marilyn (

) after their father's death. Marilyn commits Dana, who is

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, to an institution, allowing doctors to perform medical experiments on him. Kenneth and Charlotte break their younger brother out of the asylum, and the three siblings set out on a road trip, intending to travel from Texas to their grandmother's home in

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. They are joined by a hippie named Travis (Alexander Carroll).

Cast

* Jesse James as Kenneth Minor *

as Marilyn Minor *Adrien Finkel as Charlotte Minor * Devon Graye as Dana Minor *

Leo Rossi Leo Rossi (born June 26, 1946) is an American actor, writer and producer. A character actor with over 100 credits to his name, he is known for his role as foul-mouthed EMT Vincent "Budd" Scarlotti in the 1981 horror film '' Halloween II'', a ...

as Ford Ashworth *Alexander Carroll as Travis Crawford *

as Shirley Minor *

as Wayne Minor *

Duane Whitaker Nathan Duane Whitaker Jr. (born June 23, 1959) is an American character actor. Early life Whitaker was born in Abilene, Texas, the oldest child of Nathan Duane Whitaker Sr. and Barbara Ella Hudson, a nurse. He has two younger sisters, both bo ...

as Marty *

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as Lonnie

References

External links

* * 2011 films American drama road movies Films about autism Films about child abuse Films set in 1974 2010s drama road movies 2011 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films Films about disability {{2010s-drama-film-stub