Arresting Gena (1997)
- Director(s):
- Hannah Weyer
Synopsis of Arresting Gena
Gena (Aesha Waks) is a 16-year-old girl whose mother has fallen into a coma; with her immediate family unable to watch over her, it's decided that she'll spend the summer with her Uncle John (Paul Lazar). Gena takes a part-time job at a beauty parlor and makes friends with a girl named Jane (Summer Phoenix). Jane, however, is not an especially good influence; she's a recent runaway from a halfway house and is looking for her missing brother Sonny (Sam Rockwell), a convicted felon. When Jane disappears, Gena searches for her and is led into a netherworld of drugs, crime, gang violence, and sexual initiation. This independent drama was screened at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival; Heather Matarazzo of Welcome to the Dollhouse appears in a supporting role. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Complete Cast of Arresting Gena
- Nick Sandow - Paul
- J. Smith-Cameron - Caroline
- Brendan Sexton III - Soldier
- Sam Rockwell - Sonny
- Aesha Waks - Gena
- Dan Moran - Sugar
- Kirk Acevedo - Caller
- Paul Lazar - Uncle John
- Summer Phoenix - Jane
- Director(s):
- Hannah Weyer
- Writer(s):
- Hannah Weyer
- Producer(s):
- Margot Bridger, Ted Hope
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