Movie Description:
Firecracker is a bold and shocking true-to-life tale of murder in small town Kansas. Set against the stark beauty of Middle America, thisastonishing story of abuse, suffering and denial reveals dreams of escape. Meek, reclusive and talented Jimmy is emotionally imprisoned by his abusive,alcoholic older brother David- and frantically religious mother Eleanor. With evil lurking in the shadows, the settingsun gives way to the blue ofevening and Jimmy finds escape in the neon glow of a traveling sideshow carnival. Sandra, billed as an `oddity of nature`, is the carnival`s premierattraction. Yearning for a way out, Jimmy befriends Sandra,unaware that herimprisonment and degradation at the hands of Frank, the carnival owner,mirror his own. When David disappears, the metaphorical white-picket fences collapse, leaving raw emotions exposed to the spark of truth.
