
has AIDS. But that hardly matters to Erik (Brad Renfro),

an adolescent transplanted to Minnesota, where he becomes Dexter's neighbor and develops a kinship with him over the course of a summer. When the duo reads a tabloid article trumpeting a New Orleans' doctor's cure for AIDS, they set off on a raft trip down the Mississippi River -- Ã la Huck Finn -- in this wistful film from director Peter Horton.

1995 PG-13 98 minutes
5 stars. Very touching. Fantastic story. Love the journey and the friendship! Made us both cry like babies!!