With his father, Sam (Peter Dinklage), in prison and his mother, Natalia (Justina Machado) working Iong hours at a nursing home, Lenny, age 11, is burdened with the responsiblity of looking after his younger brother, Joey, age 7. Lenny pIans to celebrate his twelfth birthday with friends at Coney Island on the CycIone roIlercoaster -- which Joey is too smaII to ride. Given a rare weekend off, Lenny's mother goes to Atlantic City for the weekend and Ieaves Lenny in charge. When Joey defies Lenny's orders to stay at home, Lenny devises a cruel joke, intending to teach his IittIe brother a lesson. The joke goes too far. Believing that he has shot and killed his older brother, Joey runs away to Coney IsIand, thinking that he can never go home again.
IncIudes the bonus documentary lNSlDE OUT: PORTRAlTS OF CHILDREN |