George Washington (2000)

Director: David Gordon Green

Cast: Donald Holden, Damian Jewan Lee, Curtis Cotton III, Rachael Handy

Set in the landscape of a rural southern town, "George Washington" is a stunning portrait of how a group of young kids come to grips with a hard world of choices and consequences. During an innocent game in an abandoned amusement park, a member of the group dies. Narrated by one of the children, the film follows the kids as they struggle to balance their own ambitions and relationships against a tragic lie.