Sunlight Jr. (2013)
Quickie-mart employee Melissa and paraplegic Richie are very much in love. Supported only by Melissa’s small hourly wage, they are nevertheless thrilled to learn that Melissa is pregnant. Then their situation deteriorates, and their tenuous financial situation threatens to bring their happy life crashing down.
- Date of release
- 2013-04-20
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (82)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Laurie Collyer
Casting
- Naomi Watts — Melissa
- Matt Dillon — Richie
- Norman Reedus — Justin
- Tess Harper — Kathleen
- Antoni Corone — Edwin
- William Haze — Actor
- Yvonne Gougelet — Kristi
- Leyla Lawrence — Nurse
- Jannette Sepwa — Social Worker
- Tom Nowicki — Doctor
- Judith Townsend — Prenatal Doctor
- John Archie — Tom
Interesting facts
Sunlight Jr. is a 2013 American drama film directed by Laurie Collyer and starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. The film is a poignant vignette following a couple expecting their first child. The couple must come to grips with their dire financial situation while in the midst of an unplanned pregnancy and its subsequent challenges. The film is inspired by Barbara Ehrenreich's non-fiction book Nickel and Dimed which investigates many of the difficulties low-wage workers face.
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