Beth Bledsoe, an 18-year-old, leaves her hometown in Creekville, South Carolina, to attend college in New York City, where her refined and thoughtful uncle Frank, a college professor, awaits.
Uncle Frank
Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth embark on a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the funeral of their family patriarch, accompanied by Frank's surprise addition, his lover Walid.