Kicking Bird (NR)

synopsis

'Kicking Bird' is the story of Martin "Bird" Johnson, a 17-year-old, white-trash, high-school kid who runs. With his mother in jail, his father gone, one brother in a work camp and his bitter grandfather beating him, there is nothing else to do but run! One day, the manipulative high-school cross country coach sees Martin out run his entire team, (they want to beat him up), and figures that Martin may be his ticket to a college coaching position.