Miles from Home (2006)

100% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
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Actor Ty Hodges made his debut behind the camera with this gritty drama about a young man struggling to lift himself from a life on the streets. Abandoned by his father, and saddled with a drug-addicted mother, Miles (Hodges) looks for acceptance elsewhere and falls into the world of prostitution.… More Actor Ty Hodges made his debut behind the camera with this gritty drama about a young man struggling to lift himself from a life on the streets. Abandoned by his father, and saddled with a drug-addicted mother, Miles (Hodges) looks for acceptance elsewhere and falls into the world of prostitution. Fortunately, he soon meets a well-adjusted young woman who gives him hope for the future. Miles from Home also stars Meagan Good and Stacey Meadows Jr. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: Ty Hodges
Written By: Ty Hodges
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Sep 1, 2006 Wide
Studio: Kikker Arts

Critic Reviews

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Far from being stereotypes, these are real, complicated people.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Two women reach out to each other from opposite sides of the socioeconomic divide in Jeffrey M. Togman's marvelously revealing documentary about the psychology of poverty.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
[Home] reveals the fragility of hope in survivalist mentalities pre-programmed to expect the worst.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Uneven but generally effective drama has his teenage protag at a crossroads between street life and the straight-and-narrow.
Joshua Land, Village Voice
Warmhearted but never sentimental or condescending, Home finally proves most affecting as an unsparing glimpse into the psychology of poverty.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
First-time filmmaker Jeffrey M. Togman's documentary examines a complex issue -- the apparent intractability of poverty -- through the revealingly narrow perspective of one woman's efforts to improve her family's lot through homeownership.
Kam Williams, DallasBlack.com
Jeffrey Togman earns high marks here for his directorial debut, a socially-significant documentary which discusses an array of taboos concerning color, class and the ever-elusive American Dream.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
With minimal hysteria, the film illuminates both the emotional deprivation ghetto life can perpetuate and the legit forces of good out to ease that pain.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
The layers unravel to reveal deeper, genuine, and believable heart--which for all the violence, anger, and darkness depicted is Hodges' boldest, bravest accomplishment of all.