The Poker House (2008)

93 min · Biographical picture, Drama, Family Drama, Social Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film

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Directors

Lori Petty

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence, Javon Johnson, Sophia Bairley, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Grace Moretz, Casey Tutton, Robert Gerdisch, Andrew Rothenberg, Danielle Campbell, Selma Blair, David Alan Grier, Natalie West, Rich Komenich, Tyla Abercrumbie, De'Shawn Washington, Claudia Michelle Wallace, Greg Hollimon, Clarke Peters, Jeff Christian

The story

Sarah, a woman addicted to alcohol and drugs, is the mother of three abused and neglected daughters, 14-year-old Agnes, 12-year-old Bee, and 8-year-old Cammie. She has been coerced into prostitution to support her pimp, Duval. Sarah is unable to care for the girls, forcing Agnes to take responsibility for her two younger sisters.

Catalogue themes and tags

1976, Alkoholiker, Bad mother, Basketball, Difficult Childhood, Drug Addiction, Iowa, Jugendliche, Kokain, Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung, Neglect, Pimp, Poker, Prostitute, Rape, Single Mother, Sisters, strange Family

Genres

Biographical picture, Drama, Family Drama, Social Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film

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