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Laemmle Theatres, Wishbone Films and International Film Circuit are pleased to present OCTOBER COUNTRY, a beautifully rendered portrait of a working class American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war and facing the challenges of recurring teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. This powerful and penetrating documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life. The exclusive Los Angeles engagement will begin on Friday, February 19th at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills.

"Haunting…gorgeously shot." (Ellen McCarthy, Washington Post)

Every family has its ghosts. The Mosher family has more than most. Shot over a year from one Halloween to the next, the film creates a stunning cinematic portrait of a family that is unique but also sadly representative of the struggles of America's working class. The film was created to be both a universal story of family struggle and a socially conscious portrait of compelling, articulate individuals grappling with the forces that tear at their homes and relationships.

Combining the access only available to a family member and the intimate visual style of a filmmaker seeing the family's dynamics for the first time, the film gives a deeply personal voice to the national issues of economic instability, domestic abuse, war trauma, and child molestation. As the Moshers do their best to confront their ghosts, the audience confronts the broader issues that haunt us all in the continued struggle for the American Dream.