Wendy Carroll is driving to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy.

GENRE: Drama
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1h 20m
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2008
STARRING: Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson (IV), Wally Dalton
DIRECTOR(S): Kelly Reichardt
PRODUCER(S): Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
WRITER(S): Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond
STUDIO: Oscilloscope Pictures