Movie

Digging to China

1997 · 98 min

A quiet, bittersweet coming-of-age drama that lingers on loneliness and unlikely tenderness, moving slowly but leaving a soft ache.

Tagline: Two innocent outcasts. One incredible friendship.
Overview: Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, isolation, coming-of-age, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
coming-of-age
family
grief
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild