White Oleander (2002)

109 min · Coming Of Age, Family Drama, Marital Tragedy, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film

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Directors

Peter Kosminsky

Cast

Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Cole Hauser, Robin Wright, Renée Zellweger, Billy Connolly, Patrick Fugit, Noah Wyle

The story

Fifteen-year-old Astrid Magnussen lives in Los Angeles with her free-spirited artist mother Ingrid. Too young to remember her father, she relies heavily upon her self-centered mother who is in a relationship with Barry, a writer. When Ingrid discovers Barry cheating on her, she murders him with white oleander poison and is incarcerated.

Catalogue themes and tags

2000s, Eifersuchtsdrama, Foster Family, Gefängnis, Guest, Loss of Family, Loss of Father, Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung, New York, Observierung, Poisoning, Women's Prison, Drama, Melodrama, Coming of age, Film adaptation

Genres

Coming Of Age, Family Drama, Marital Tragedy, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film

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