A love story set in the shadow of the shipyards of San Francisco. A young woman living with her much adored uncle Henry and domineering, abusive father, meets a penniless illegal immigrant, whose love gives her the insight and courage to finally break free and live her own life.
Direction
Savoca's live-action background bleeds into animated realism.
Production
Shipyard setting rendered with haunting industrial beauty.
Director
James Savoca
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Samaire Armstrong recorded her lines during breaks from filming The O.C., giving June that same wounded-but-fighting energy.
Released during the 2008 financial crisis, the shipyard setting mirrored real San Francisco dockworker layoffs, making June's economic entrapment hit different.
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