Lightning Bug

Year: 2004

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Hall

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A gifted special‑effects makeup artist named Green (Bret Harrison) is trapped in his small Southern hometown, yearning to leave his unhappy life behind. He dreams of breaking into Hollywood, but his path is blocked by a drunken, abusive stepfather, a hostile group of religious zealots intent on destroying his work, and the complicated love of a girl who prefers the simplicity of small‑town life.

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