Rating: NR
Genre:
Mystery
Release Date: 02/26/2002
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DS
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Hallmark
The scene is a small, racially segregated Georgia town in the summer of 1949. After filling their heads with the adventures of
Tom Sawyer and
Huck Finn, two teenagers -- a black kid named
Luke (
Cody Newton) and his white pal
Sonny (
Dwayne McLaughlin) -- embark upon a rafting excursion. Before long, the boys stumble upon the remains of three murdered men. Investigating the mystery, local sheriff
Frank Richards (
Dean Cain) runs up against a conspiracy of silence that apparently involves everyone in town. Legendary poet
Maya Angelou is seen in the role of the enigmatic "
Conjure Woman." Based on a novel by
Terry Kay and filmed on location in North Carolina,
The Runaway made its
CBS network bow on December 9, 2000.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide