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First Love, Last Rites

Falling in love is the easy part.
Aug 7, 1998 · 1h 34m
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Passion and infatuation ignite as two lovers flounder through their "first time" in this alarmingly sexy film set in the Louisiana bayou. Joey and Sissel are a young misguided couple trying desperately to make their way through their first intense relationship. Blinded by sexual attraction, they become oblivious to everything around them. But when forced far great than themselves threaten their idyllic existence, each must learn to cope with heart-wrenching pain and loss.

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CAST

Giovanni Ribisi
Joey
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Sissel
Robert John Burke
Henry
Jeannetta Arnette
Sissel's Mom
Donal Logue
Red
Eli Marienthal
Adrian
Hugh Joseph Babin
Bob
Earl S. Binnings
Mitch
Directed by Jesse Peretz

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$300,000
Revenue
$40,542
Production
Toast Films, Forensic Films, Strand Releasing
Country
US

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