White oleander

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The Resource White oleander

Statement of responsibility: Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Pandora ; a John Wells production ; producers, John Wells, Hunt Lowry ; screenplay writer, Mary Agnes Donoghue ; director, Peter Kosminsky

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Summary: Ingrid, a smart, free-spirited, and somewhat narcissistic artist kills her deceitful lover in a crime of passion. Even while serving a prison sentence, she exerts control over her adoring teenage daughter, Astrid, who's forced to spend her teenage years in a series of foster homes before becoming her own person. Explores the strange relationship of Ingrid and Astrid, and includes Astrid's relationship with her foster mothers. At first merely an appendage of her mother, Astrid develops as a result of her peripatetic adolescence

Awards note: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 2003; KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer)

Credits note: Director of photography, Elliot Davis ; editor, Chris Ridsdale ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Susie DeSanto ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt

Intended audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence

Language note: English and French language tracks; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote: Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Billy Connolly, Svetlana Efremova, Patrick Fugit, Cole Hauser, Noah Wyle

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