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| music = | cinematography = Mihai Mălaimare, Jr. | editing = | studio = | distributor = Phase 4 Films〔 | released = 〔 | runtime = 104 minutes | country = United States〔 | language = | budget = US$5 million | gross = }} ''Little Red Wagon'' is a 2012 docudrama directed by David Anspaugh and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan. The film stars Anna Gunn, Daveigh Chase, Frances O'Connor, and Chandler Canterbury. ''Little Red Wagon'' covers Zach Bonner's philanthropic work as founder of the Little Red Wagon Foundation. It begins with his volunteer work gathering food and supplies for survivors in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley's carnage. The film then details his walks across the United States between 2007 and 2010 totaling to draw attention to the plight of homeless children. Filmed in and around Charleston, South Carolina in May 2010, ''Little Red Wagon'' cost a reported US$5 million to produce. The film received mixed reviews. Reviewers praised it for being inspiring and making tangible how aiding the homeless significantly impacts their lives for the better. Other reviewers found the film's plot too simplified, finding that aside from the sibling rivalry between Bonner and his sister, the film lacked conflict, an imperative component of a drama. They also found some parts of the film unrealistic such as the portrayal of homelessness and the managing of a non-profit organization. ==Synopsis== In the opening scene of ''Little Red Wagon'', real news footage filmed in 2004 of Hurricane Charley and the storm's aftermath is shown. While Bonner and his family take shelter in Tampa from the storm, Bonner sees on television the widespread destruction caused by the hurricane. His volunteerism begins at that moment when he decides to canvass for food and other necessities for Hurricane Charley survivors.〔〔 Accompanied by his older sister Kelley, Bonner goes door-to-door with his red wagon to solicit donations.〔 A year later, as an eight-year-old, he starts a non-profit organization, the Little Red Wagon Foundation, to aid marginalized children, particularly homeless adolescents. Bonner's foundation spearheads a backpack project, in which backpacks nicknamed "Zackpacks" are filled with food, personal hygiene materials, candy, toys, and other materials and given to marginalized children. Between 2007 and 2010, Bonner walks to draw attention to the plight of homeless children.〔 In 2007, he walks from Tampa, Florida, where he lives, to Tallahassee, while in 2008, he treks from Tallahassee to Atlanta, Georgia. In 2009, he hikes from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., and in 2010, he walks from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.〔 Interspersed throughout Zach's walks are switches between refreshing scenes of team work and family disputes sparked by shouting bouts between Zach's mother and sister.〔 A subplot is injected into the story so that viewers are able to observe the palpable effects of homelessness.〔 Margaret Craig, a young mother who has been recently widowed, finds it increasingly difficult to support her young son Jim. Laurie and Margaret see each other in the film's opening when Laurie is collecting donations for hurricane victims. Later in the film, Margaret and her son become destitute and homeless after she becomes unemployed. They are transformed into the poverty-stricken individuals their past neighbors have begun to aid.〔 After the duo are unable to pay for a tiny apartment, they begin sleeping in their car. Upon finding the mother and son, a policeman directs them to a homeless shelter. The following day, they are downtrodden when they find nearly all of their belongings gone, forcing them to resort later to shoplifting and dumpster diving.〔 At the film's closing, the subplot intersects with the main plot in a heartening incident demonstrating how altruism incalculably alters the path of a destitute person's circumstances.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Red Wagon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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