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White Lightnin'

Movie·2009·Drama, Thriller·1h 32m·Directed by Dominic Murphy

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Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father's death, crazy Jesco dons his father's tap shoes and takes his show on the road.

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Edward HoggEdward HoggJesco WhiteCarrie FisherCarrie FisherCillaMuse WatsonMuse WatsonD. Ray WhiteOwen CampbellOwen CampbellYoung CescoStephanie Astalos-JonesStephanie Astalos-JonesBirty MaeKirk BovillKirk BovillLongStephen LesterStephen LesterDoctor
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