Kid-Thing

Kid-Thing

2012 · 83 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

On the outskirts of Austin, 10-year-old Annie tears around on her BMX bike, hurls dough at cars, and smashes things up with her baseball bat. Her father, a goat-farmer-cum-demolition-derby driver, does little parenting. Annie has no friends her age, so her daily routine is filled with solitary mischief. Playing in the woods one day, she hears a woman’s plaintive call for help from an abandoned well. Though Annie feels driven to visit the well daily, she is unsure about how to deal with the woman’s plight.

Directed by David Zellner · Written by David Zellner

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Sydney Aguirre Annie
Nathan Zellner Marvin
David Wingo Phone Mechanic
Zack Carlson Convenience Store Clerk
Heather Kafka Mom
Susan Tyrrell Esther
David Zellner Caleb

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