A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Jennifer Jason LeighAnney Boatwright
- Ron EldardGlen Waddell
- Glenne HeadlyAunt Ruth
- Lyle LovettWade
- Jena MaloneRuth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright
- Dermot MulroneyLyle Parsons
- Christina RicciDee Dee
- Michael RookerUncle Earle
- Diana ScarwidAunt Raylene
- Susan TraylorAlma
Crew
- Anjelica HustonDirector
- Anthony B. RichmondDirector of Photography
- Van Dyke ParksOriginal Music Composer
- Éva GárdosEditor
- Amanda DiGiulioProducer
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