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Christine Lahti, Jena Malone, Catherine O'Hara

The story of a town's secret, a family's crisis, and a young girl's struggle to reveal the truth.

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Directed by: Goldie Hawn

Release Date: October 19, 1997

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  • iamnatalie
    June 19, 2008
    iamnatalie
    Nice story to tell..
  • MECreviews
    March 24, 2008
    MECreviews
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
  • zoneseven
    August 19, 2007
    zoneseven
    Goldie Hawn directed this fabulous movie set against the backdrop of racism in the deep South of the early '60s. While in 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis generates fears among adults, 12-year-old Lilly Kate Burns (Jena Malone) dreams of a career as a dancer. The problem is how to e...( read more)scape her dreary small-town existence, where she's surrounded by her mother (Mary Ellen Trainor), a stroke victim; her bigoted Uncle Ray (J.T. Walsh), a theater owner; her dejected Aunt Emma (Christine Lahti); and her alcoholic dance teacher Muriel (Catherine O'Hara). In addition to young Billy (Lee Norris), Lilly is also friends with black minister Jediah Walker (Jeffrey D. Sams). Uncle Ray has provided only a single exit in his theater, and when a young black boy dies in a theater fire, the tragedy sparks and inflames local racial conflicts. Uncle Ray is charged with wrongful death, and Lilly contemplates the nature of truth and justice. Filmed on location in Anderson, Texas.
  • hope84
    June 7, 2007
    hope84
    I was so happy to purchase this film. It is so honest, open, and I love Jenna she is an axsome actress!
  • mwohlfeil
    May 28, 2007
    mwohlfeil
    Jena Malone had deserved the Golden Globe for this one. Strong, engaging drama. Excellent director's debut by Goldie Hawn.

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