Kansas

Nan
1h 33m
1995
5 /10 (3)

You can't know yourself until you know your own family.

Overview

When a single mother and high-powered Chicago ad executive returns to her home town in Kansas to care for her ailing father, she rediscovers the joys and hardships of farm life.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1995-07-27

Top Billed Cast

Patricia Wettig

Virginia 'Giny' Mae Farley

Matt Craven

Matt

Bethel Leslie

Mabel 'Nana' Farley

Deirdre O'Connell

Holly

Scott Paulin

Tom

Jenny Robertson

Elizabeth 'Betsy' Farley

Lyndsay Riddell

Megan Farley

Luke Rossi

Joey Farley

Josef Sommer

Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Geoffrey Lewis

J.D.

John M. Jackson

Harvey Purvis

Monet Mazur

Lindsay, Holly's Daughter

Matthew Posey

Vernon

Edafe Blackmon

Mandou

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