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Empire of Dirt

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Lena flees to her rural hometown after her 13-year-old daughter's overdose attracts the attention of child services. She reunites with her estranged mother, and is forced to face a past she has tried to ignore.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2013-11-22

Runtime: 99 mins

Director: Peter Stebbings

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Empire of Dirt

Production Companies: Angel Entertainment, Redcloud Studios, Narrow Path Productions, Téléfilm Canada, Canadian Film Centre (CFC)

Production Countries: Canada

Cast

Cara Gee

Shay Eyre

Jennifer Podemski

Luke Kirby

Jordan Prentice

Michael Cram

Kate Corbett

Barbara Gordon

Jean Yoon

Shannon Kook

Jaiden Mitchell

Doug Bedard

Tonya Williams

Raoul Bhaneja

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