Shy People

1987 | 118 minutes | 6.5 ★ (20)

Shy People
  • Overview

    New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.

  • Release Date

    14 May 1987

  • DirectingAndrei Konchalovsky
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $769,119.00

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