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Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds 001
1 Nomination
Year 1999
Director Gavin O'Connor
Writer Gavin O'Connor, Angela Shelton
Starring Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Jay O. Sanders
72nd Academy Awards

Tumbleweeds is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor. He co-wrote the screenplay with Angela Shelton, who was inspired by her memories of a childhood spent on the road with her serial-marrying mother. The film stars Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin O'Conner and Laurel Holloman.

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A woman constantly runs from town to town with her 12 year old daughter to escape failed relationships. The film opens with one escape and the shift into a new start in San Diego. There Mom takes up with a controlling trucker and fights with her weirdo boss. Meanwhile, the daughter, used to making the constant shifts, finds a fit at school including getting chosen for a play lead.

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