''So B. It'' is a 2016 American

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film directed by

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and written by Garry Williams, based on the 2004 novel of same name by Sarah Weeks. The film stars

Talitha Bateman Talitha Eliana Bateman (; born September 4, 2001) is an American actress. After making her acting debut in a 2013 episode of the sitcom '' The Middle'', she has starred in the independent drama film '' So B. It'' (2016), the science fiction fil ...

Jessie Collins Jessica Ann Collins (born March 8, 1983) is an American actress. Early life Collins was born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. She is one of four sisters, all of whom are involved in the arts. For much of her childhood, she and her family r ...

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, John Heard,

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Dash Mihok Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor and director best known for playing Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama '' Ray Donovan''. Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea ...

, and

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. It was released in April 2017 by Good Deed Entertainment.

Plot

Heidi DeMuth (

) is a twelve-year-old girl with a mentally disabled mother, but who is otherwise extremely lucky. She is taken care of by her agoraphobic next-door neighbor, Bernadette, at whose door the two appeared when Heidi was about a week old. Before stumbling upon an old disposable camera, Heidi has no information of her family or origin other than that her mother's 23-word vocabulary includes the word "soof," which she assumes holds some meaning she longs to uncover. She travels alone by bus from Reno, Nevada to Liberty, New York to visit the group home in the photographs and probe its tight-lipped manager for answers. She is assisted by strangers she meets on the way, and all the while she ponders the nature of truth, whether it is always knowable, and whether it is always worth knowing.

Cast

as Heidi DeMuth *

as Sophia Lynne DeMuth *

as Bernadette * John Heard as Thurman Hil *

as Ruby Franklin *

as Roy Franklin *

as Alice Wilinsky * Mataeo Mingo as Zander *

Luis Moncada Daniel and Luis Moncada are Honduran-American actors and brothers known for their role as "The Cousins" Leonel and Marco Salamanca on the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2010) and its spin-off ''Better Call Saul'' (2016; 2018–2022) ...

as Zander's Dad

Production

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on the film began on July 13, 2015 in

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References

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* * 2016 films Films shot in Los Angeles Films set in Nevada Films set in Reno, Nevada Films about children Films based on children's books Films based on American novels American children's drama films 2016 drama films Films directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-drama-film-stub