Little Women

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Directed by Clare Niederpruem
Produced by Stephen Shimek and David M. Wulf
Written by Clare Niederpruem and Kristi Shimek Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

With: Sarah Davenport, Lea Thompson, Allie Jennings, Melanie Stone, Elise Jones, Lucas Grabeel, Taylor Murphy, Ian Bohen, Bart Johnson, Barta Heiner, Stuart Edge, and Michael Flynn

Cinematography: Anka Malatynska
Editing: Kristi Shimek
Music: Robert Allen Elliott

Runtime: 112 min
Release Date: 28 September 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color

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While Clare Niederpruem's faith-based, quasi-Hallmark channel spin on Alcott's classic tale of complex women coming of age is simplistic, reducing the rich themes of the novel to focusing on the importance of family, this modern-day telling of the durable story still satisfies, and newcomer Sarah Davenport makes a terrific millennial Jo.

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