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In GRUNION RUN, a brooding teen must become his grandfather's caretaker, a role that forces them both to confront their tangled identities. All Whitney wants is to escape from his small town hellhole. His single mother, Terry, does what she can to provide for him, but she knows her son dreams of fleeing the nest. When the eccentric Hal unexpectedly shows up asleep in Whitney's bed, Terry gives Whitney a proposition: assume the role of caretaker, and go wherever the hell you want. With conflict on the horizon for Whitney and his ragtag group of friends, he must choose to live up to his new responsibility or to prove himself to his peers. As Whitney gets closer to his estranged grandfather, he is forced to confront a past that will redefine his future. GRUNION RUN is a stirring mosaic of identity and mortality, and a testament to the power of community. Set against the backdrop of a glittering beach paradise, GRUNION RUN is a story about the never-ending search for home.

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