Far North

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Far North

1988

1h 30m

6.5(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original issues.

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15 members

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Jessica Lange

Kate

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Charles Durning

Bertrum

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Tess Harper

Rita

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Donald Moffat

Uncle Dane

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Ann Wedgeworth

Amy

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Patricia Arquette

Jilly

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Nina Draxten

Grandma

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Tim Hanrahan

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Pearl Fuller

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Mary Russell

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Sandra Iverson

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Sarah Gramse

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Paolo Rossi

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Lindsey Handel

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Melissa Sue Anderson

Nurse

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