Jan 22, 1999
96 min
Full-HD

Joe the King (1999)

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.

Category

Crime Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Lower East Side Films 49th Parallel Productions Forensic/291 Films

Noah Fleiss

Joe Henry

Karen Young

Theresa Henry

Camryn Manheim

Mrs. Basil

Austin Pendleton

Winston

Val Kilmer

Bob Henry

Max Ligosh

Mike Henry

James Costa

Ray

Jenny Robertson

Waitress

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