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Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1996 American drama film made by Showtime Networks, directed by Anjelica Huston. It is based on the 1992 novel by Dorothy Allison and adapted for the screen by Anne Meredith. Jena Malone stars in her debut as a poor, physically abused and sexually molested girl.
A mother and daughter find their lives adversely affected when a new man enters the picture. Will their family ever be what they expect?
Dec 15, 1996 · Bastard Out of Carolina: Directed by Anjelica Huston. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett. A mother and daughter find their lives adversely affected when a new man enters the picture. Will their family ever be what they expect?
Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1992 novel by Dorothy Allison. Semi-autobiographical in nature, the book is set in Allison's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina in the 1950s. Narrated by Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright, the primary conflict occurs between Bone and her mother's husband, Glen Waddell.
Anney (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a poor single mother from the rural South, struggles to raise her young daughter, Bone (Jena Malone). They seem to find happiness when Anney marries a kindly man ...
1 hr 41 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Anjelica Huston directed this moving tale about a child (Jena Malone) who endures sexual and physical abuse from her...
Movie based on the best-selling novel of the same title, set in the 1950s, about a girl named Bone and her horrible childhood with an abusive stepfather and a mother who refuses to acknowledge any wrong-doing.
Difficult tale of a poor, struggling South Carolina mother and daughter who each face painful choices with resolve and pride. Tired Anney and her daughter Bone grow both closer and farther apart as Anney sees Glen as her last chance despite his mistreatment of Bone.
May 17, 1996 · An absorbing, sometimes wrenching tale of growing up poor and abused in the 1950s South, “Bastard Out of Carolina” is a handsome, thoughtful picture that may benefit from Ted Turner’s ...
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