Littlerock (film)

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Littlerock
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Directed byMike Ott
Written byMike Ott
Atsuko Okatsuka
Carl McLaughlin
CinematographyCarl McLaughlin
Edited byDavid Nordstrom
Release dates
  • April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)(San Francisco International Film Festival)
  • August 12, 2011 (2011-08-12)(United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese

Littlerock is a 2010 film directed by Mike Ott. It debuted at the 2010 San Francisco International Film Festival, and played at over 40 film festivals including AFI Fest, Viennale, Cairo International Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and Hong Kong International Film Festival before its U.S. theatrical release on August 12, 2011. [1]

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Plot

While on a trip to the United States, a Japanese brother and sister are momentarily stranded in the small Southern California town of Littlerock. As the brother decides to go forward with the trip, his sister, who speaks no English at all, chooses to stay on for a while and get to know some of the local residents.

Cast

Reception

The film was generally well received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 80% based on 25 reviews. [2]

Awards

Won

AFI Fest

Gotham Awards

Independent Spirit Awards

Reykjavik International Film Festival

Independent Film Festival of Boston

San Diego Asian Film Festival

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References

  1. "Release dates for Littlerock". imdb.com.
  2. "Littlerock Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  3. "SDAFF Award Winners | Pacific Arts Movement". pacarts.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-27.