Ruby Road
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A terminally ill former coal-truck and school-bus driver sets off in her yellow mini-bus through the Appalachian mountains on a final journey to reconcile with her past and her fractured family.
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- Directors
- Talia Lugacy
- Production companies
- Acoustic Pictures, Witchcraft Motion Picture Company, Appalshop
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Post Production
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Frances FisherRuby
Will Patton
Lauren Holly
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