Arresting Gena

Plot

Gena (Aesha Waks) is a 16-year-old girl whose mother has fallen into a coma; with her immediate family unable to watch over her, it's decided that she'll spend the summer with her Uncle John (Paul Lazar). Gena takes a part-time job at a beauty parlor and makes friends with a girl named Jane (Summer Phoenix). Jane, however, is not an especially good influence; she's a recent runaway from a halfway house and is looking for her missing brother Sonny (Sam Rockwell), a convicted felon. When Jane disappears, Gena searches for her and is led into a netherworld of drugs, crime, gang violence, and sexual initiation. This independent drama was screened at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival; Heather Matarazzo of Welcome to the Dollhouse appears in a supporting role. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Cast

Paul Lazar - Uncle John; Dan Moran - Sugar; Sam Rockwell - Sonny; J. Smith-Cameron - Caroline; Kirk Acevedo - Caller; Summer Phoenix - Jane; Aesha Waks - Gena; Nick Sandow - Paul; Brendan Sexton III - Soldier

Credit

Laura Rosenthal - Casting, Ali Farrel - Casting, Catherine Marie Thomas - Costume Designer, John M. Tyson - First Assistant Director, Hannah Weyer - Director, Meg Reticker - Editor, James Schamus - Executive Producer, Jim Hart - Executive Producer, Tom Carouso - Executive Producer, Alex Steyermark - Musical Direction/Supervision, Pat Irwin - Songwriter, Susan Block - Production Designer, Eliot Rockett - Cinematographer, Ted Hope - Producer, Margot Bridger - Producer, Hannah Weyer - Screenwriter

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