Starfish
Starfish
2017, English. Directed by Shira Levin.
A grieving aunt and her estranged niece spend a summer together, changing the aunt's perspective on life and loss.
Lily, grieving over the death of her dog and her father, gets an unexpected call from her estranged sister Eva, who asks her to watch her 14 year-old daughter for two weeks. Eva refuses to say why she needs the favor but Lily reluctantly agrees. Her teenage niece Chloe arrives and becomes a catalyst for change, forcing Lily to address unresolved issues and to open her heart.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Starfish runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Who directed Starfish?
Starfish (2017) was directed by Shira Levin and stars Margaret Curry, Sophia Colon Roosevelt, Christopher L. McAllister.