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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.
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Dec 15, 1996 · A drama film based on Dorothy Allison's novel about a mother and daughter in South Carolina who face abuse and violence. Directed by Anjelica Huston, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly and others.
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- Drama
- Anjelica Huston
- 1996-12-15
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.
- Dorothy Allison
- 309 pp
- 1992
- March 1992
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 named...
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- Anjelica Huston
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- Jennifer Jason Leigh
Find out how to watch and stream this 1996 drama based on Dorothy Allison's novel about a child's abuse. See the cast, awards, and trailer of Bastard out of Carolina.
Mar 1, 1992 · Bastard Out of Carolina. Dorothy Allison. 4.13. 44,752 ratings3,385 reviews. Greenville County, South Carolina, is a wild, lush place that is home to the Boatwright family—a tight-knit clan of rough-hewn, hard-drinking men who shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who get married young and age too quickly.
