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Joe the King

The road to disaster is paved with many small mistakes.

Rating 5.8 / 10Release January 22, 1999Runtime 96 min

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.

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