Bright Road

Synopsis

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Bright Road

is the simple story of a rural teacher in an unnamed southern school trying to reach a problem child. Just when the teacher and child make progress, tragedy strikes: the boy’s sister dies of viral pneumonia. Embittered and rebellious, the boy gets into fights. But when a swarm of bees invades the classroom and panics the students, the boy takes charge, captures the queen bee and leads the swarm outside.