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On Their Knees

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On Their Knees

"How far would you go?"

2001

1h 15m

3.7(3 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Willie and Mo are half sisters who have never seen eye to eye. A cross-country road trip in an ice cream truck carrying their dead grandmother may not change that, but it will give them the opportunity to laugh and learn.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ingrid Veninger

Ingrid Veninger

Mo Walker

Anais Granofsky

Anais Granofsky

Willie Walker

Salome Bey

Salome Bey

Narrator

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Flora

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Norman

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Uncle John Walker

Jackie Richardson

Jackie Richardson

Mother

Julian Richings

Julian Richings

Pappy

Carlo Rota

Carlo Rota

Walter

Peter Stebbings

Peter Stebbings

Sam Walker

Creative team

Directed by: Anais Granofsky
Written by: Anais Granofsky

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