White Oleander (2002)

6.8	Listal rating
7	IMDB rating

Directed by

Peter Kosminsky

Starring (View all)

Amy Aquino

Miss Martinez

John Billingsley

Paramedic

Elisa Bocanegra

Girl in Fight

Darlene Bohorquez

Prisoner

Guard

Bill Greenway

Teacher

Marlena

Written by

Janet Fitch

(novel)

Mary Agnes Donoghue

(screenplay)

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Flawed adaptation...

4 years, 5 months ago at Dec 6 6:54

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"You look at me, and you don't like what you see. But this is the price, Mother - the price of belonging to you."

Adapted from the Oprah-certified novel by Janet Fitch (unread by me), White Oleander is an emotional story of mother and daughter suffering tormented lives after their idyllic relationship is shattered. The title stems from a flower (called the white oleander, logically ... read more

very well depicted

5 years, 7 months ago at Oct 20 13:29

Ana Kochero

2 votes

life of disturbed girl, or rather the series of disturbances that occur to the poor girl, and the mother in jail who is giving her misleading, closed minded advice.
certainly not the story of my life, but the movie helps me see clearer through the eyes of those who lived through something similar.

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Description: Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madly in love with him, only t ... (more)

Release date : 11 October 2002
UPC: 085392329724

Drama (15), Suicide (12), Prison (11), Murder (11), Foster Home (9), Artist (9), Based On A Novel (8), Mother Daughter Relationship (7), Based On Novel (5), 2000s (5), Coming Of Age (5), 2002 (4), Rollercoaster (4), Baptism (4), Renee Zellweger (3), Nonlinear Timeline (3), Handcuffs (3), Parent Night (2), Haircut (2), Watercolor (2)

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" Astrid Magnussen she starts as a delicate, innocent flower, and because of certain circumstances, she also goes through a lot of difficulty. but she ends up as a strong, and capable woman. the reason she's here: a girl threatens her, and she puts a knife to that girl's throat in her sleep, and tells her to back the eff off. "