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02/11/1997 Drama, TV Movie 1h 36m
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In a world of abuse and violence, one person gave her hope

Overview

An adaptation of Connie May Fowler's 1996 novel tracing the unlikely friendship between a young white girl, daughter of an alcoholic mother and a no-good father, and a tender-hearted but reclusive black woman in the rural South of the '60s.

  1. Lloyd Kramer

    Director

  2. Connie May Fowler

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Ellen Barkin

    Glory Marie Jackson

  2. Tina Majorino

    Avocet Abigail 'Bird' Jackson

  3. Oprah Winfrey

    Zora Williams

  4. Julia Stiles

    Phoebe Jackson

  5. Burt Young

    Louis Ippolito

  6. John Savage

    Billy Jackson

  7. William Lee Scott

    Hank Jackson

  8. Louis Crugnali

    L.J. Ippolito

  9. David Hart

    Sheriff

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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