Digging to China (1998)

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ten-year-old hariet (evan rachel wood) lives with her alcholic mother and pormiscuous sister in the family's runddown motel. harriet desperatly wants to escape her difficult life and devises all sorts of outrageous plans to run away... until ricky (kevin bacon) comes to town. now, she has found a soul mate in ricky - a mentally challenged man - who shares her desire to get away to a new life. however, everyone around the two are suspicious of this unlikely friendship and are determined to put a stop to it.
academy award winner actor timothy hutton makes his directorial debut with this heartwarming story of an unlikely but unforgettable friendship.