A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
Keywords:
Dysfunctional family
Based on memoir or autobiography
Aggressive
Complex
Father daughter relationship
Sentimental
Complicated
Familiar
Movie tag line: "Find beauty in the struggle."
Character: Jeannette Walls
Character: Rex Walls
Character: Rose Mary Walls
Character: David
Character: Lori Walls