Lured Innocence
A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.
Kikuo Kawasaki
Kikuo Kawasaki
Casts & Crew
Dennis Hopper
Marley Shelton
Devon Gummersall
Talia Shire
Devon Gummersall
Satya De La Manitou
Also Directed by Kikuo Kawasaki
Two young Japanese men travel about 1,500 km from the Utah desert to Reno, Nevada by hitchhiking
This story is about a 9 year old American Jewish boy, David, and Kamal, also a 9 year old and a poor street urchin of Arab descent selling postcards to tourist in the stone enclosed Old City of Jerusalem. At a first glance, Kamal seems bright and energetic but in reality, he's suffering under the tyrannical presence of his grandfather who oversees the living of his family, his mother and two sisters.
When Mark goes to visit his cousin Toni in Austria for the summer, he develops a serious crush on Toni's pretty stepsister Clair and at the same time tries to fend off Toni's efforts to get him set up with prostitutes. As much as he likes Clair, Mark cannot bring himself to start a sexual relationship with her and ultimately goes to Clair's mother Katherine to vent his feelings. It is that meeting that ultimately sends Mark home more experienced than when he arrived.