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Arresting Gena is a 1997 American crime drama film written and directed by Hannah Weyer and starring Aesha Waks, Summer Phoenix, J. Smith-Cameron, and Sam Rockwell. It premiered in competition at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.
- Hannah Weyer
- January 24, 1997 (Sundance)
Jan 24, 1997 · Arresting Gena: Directed by Hannah Weyer. With Aesha Waks, Summer Phoenix, J. Smith-Cameron, Sam Rockwell. A directionless teenager becomes involved with a headstrong runaway and her drug-dealing brother.
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- Hannah Weyer
- 1997-01-24
Arresting Gena 1997 1 hr. 30 min. Drama List Reviews A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam...
- Hannah Weyer
- Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
- Aesha Waks
Gena's life takes an unexpected turn the summer before her senior year in high school when her mother is hospitalized and her uncle comes to live with her. Unhappy at home, Gena kills time hanging out with her street pals and meets Jane, a daring, willful runaway from a halfway house. The girls...
- Hannah Weyer
- Aesha Waks
Gena (Aesha Waks) is a 16-year-old girl whose mother has fallen into a coma; with her immediate family unable to watch over her, it's decided that she'll spend the summer with her Uncle John (Paul Lazar). Gena takes a part-time job at a beauty parlor and makes friends with a girl named Jane (Summer Phoenix).
- Hannah Weyer
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Arresting Gena (1997) directed by Hannah Weyer • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1997 Directed by Hannah Weyer. A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell). Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
