Rent House of America (1997)
3.3 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
When their father disappears to America, Sid, Gwenny and Boyo are left to care for their eccentric and mysterious mother. Now they must live by their own rules, for what other choice do you have when reality lets you down? To escape the desperation of a two-bit Welsh town, Sid (Steven Mackintosh) and Gwenny (Lisa Palfrey) immerse themselves in a drug and alcohol enduced fantasy world where they become the incarnation of "beat generation" author and poet Jack Kerouac and his girlfriend Joyce Johnson. As their obsessive and unstable mother (Sian Phillips) sinks further and further into madness, her macabre secret slowly and destructively unfolds, leaving Boyo (Matthew Rhys) discover the brutal truth. - Actors:
- Siân Phillips, Steven Mackintosh, Matthew Rhys, Lisa Palfrey, Pascal Laurent, Richard Harrington, Islwyn Morris, Brian Hibbard, Steve Speirs, Dave Duffy, Connor McIntyre, Andrew Lennon
- Directors:
- Marc Evans
- Producers:
- Sheryl Crown, Hans de Weers
- Writers:
- Edward Thomas
- Studio:
- First Independent
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama
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