“Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all.”
Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation comes in the form of the boy's ultrareligious grandparents, but soon Jeremiah's mother returns. Maternal love binds the pair together on the road until Sarah's desperate and depraved lifestyle finally consumes her.
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Cast & Crew
Asia Argento
Sarah
Jimmy Bennett
Young Jeremiah
Jeremy Renner
Emerson
Winona Ryder
Psychologist
Ornella Muti
Grandmother
Peter Fonda
Grandfather
Dylan Sprouse
Older Jeremiah
Kara Kemp
Social Worker #1
Cole Sprouse
Older Jeremiah
Kip Pardue
Luther
Ben Foster
Fleshy Boy
Matt Schulze
Kenny
Michael Pitt
Buddy
Brent Almond
Cop #1
David Dwyer
Cop #2
David Brian Alley
Doctor (as David Alley)
Marilyn Manson
Jackson
Lydia Lunch
Social Worker #2
Tim Armstrong
Stinky
John Robinson
Aaron
Jeremy Sisto
Chester
Russell Durham Comegys
Piggly Wiggly Clerk (as Russ Comegys)
Hasil Adkins
Street Musician
Lisa Stooksbury
Woman in Black
Story & Production Details
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