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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   12,729 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Janet Fitch (novel)
Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 October 2002 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Where does a mother end and a daughter begin?
Plot:
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(26 articles)
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Very emotional and moving more (160 total)

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Also Known As:
Weißer Oleander (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence.
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109 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Barbra Streisand was offered the chance to direct and play Ingrid. more
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Continuity: When Uncle Ray and Astrid are outside watching the meteor shower he lights a cigarette but when he takes a puff and pulls it away to blow out the smoke there is no smoke and the cigarette is not lit. When Starr comes out and asks what he is doing the cigarette is lit and smoldering. more
Quotes:
Astrid: You look at me, and you don't like what you see. But this is the price, Mother - the price of belonging to you. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
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20 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
Very emotional and moving, 1 August 2005
10/10
Author: dumbblonde416 from United States

This was an excellent movie, very emotional and moving.Michelle Pfeiffer looks more like she belongs in a beauty contest than in prison. She still did a good job with Ingrid, though. But it was Renee Zellweger who steals the show with her portrayal of Claire Richards, the suicidal foster mother. This is such a different role for her. It shows that she can act in dramas just as well as in comedies and thrillers. Allison Lohmann was very convincing in her role of Astrid, which I think this is her first big film.This is an excellent movie, but it is more of a chick flick than an 'everybody' movie. Also, don't watch this movie if you are in the mood to be cheered up lol, as although this is a great movie it is not a very happy one :)

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