Dreams and Shadows

Dreams and Shadows

94 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Oct. 2, 2009

Billy is a teenage outcast in search of his life's true meaning. Day by day, he slaves away at the local burger joint, only to return home to a paraplegic father, whose own dreams of happiness have faded away in an alcoholic haze. Nonetheless, Billy tries to bond with his delusional father, but cannot break through the many layers of pain and regret that surround him. Frustrated, Billy longs to escape the dead-end existence that has engulfed his father, and now appears to be closing in on him as well.

Dreams and Shadows

94 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Oct. 2, 2009

Dreams and Shadows
Billy is a teenage outcast in search of his life's true meaning. Day by day, he slaves away at the local burger joint, only to return home to a paraplegic father, whose own dreams of happiness have faded away in an alcoholic haze. Nonetheless, Billy tries to bond with his delusional father, but cannot break through the many layers of pain and regret that surround him. Frustrated, Billy longs to escape the dead-end existence that has engulfed his father, and now appears to be closing in on him as well.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Filmwalker Productions
Original title Dreams and Shadows
Directors Tamarat Makonnen
Writers Tamarat Makonnen

Cast

James Russo

as John Brunette

Shawn-Caulin Young

as Billy Brunette

Yoshi Ando

as Samurai

Julie Clark

as Lorrie Brunette

Joseph Darden

as Tommy

Robert Dolan

as Lester

James Gibler

as Twiggy

Cody Hamilton

as Young Billy

Mary Mackey

as Prostitute

Sean Ridgway

as Spike

Londale Theus

as Eddie Vincent