The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
In this harrowing character study, Jacqueline McKenzie portrays Penny, a young woman lost in a dangerous abusive relationship. One day, she sets out with her son, supposedly to bring him to school, but instead their day becomes one extended adventure in the extreme netherworlds of sex, drugs, abuse, and criminal behavior.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Mary KurylaDirector
- Mary KurylaWriter
Cast
- Jacqueline McKenziePenny
- Jacob ChaseAlbert
- Aida TurturroGlory
- John Carroll LynchEd
- John HeardDavid
- Justin PiercePizza Guy
- James EntJimmi