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Summary
14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 75
IMDb7.7
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.7/5
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1999
April 2, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more27 people
- Della ReeseHoney
- Ossie DavisToo Tall
- Crystal BernardMarie Foley
- Madeline ZimaJo Ann Foley (age 14)
- Yvonne ZimaJo Ann (age 7)
- Ron WhiteHank Foley
- Yolanda KingMs. Evelyn
- Brenda BazinetGrandma Foley
William GreenblattBobby Foley (child)
Lynda Mason GreenJoAnn age 40
David RoemmeleBobby age 15
Zachary BennettYoung Paul
Johnie ChaseDr. Joe
Aimée CastleLydia
Vince CorazzaKarl
Nola AugustsonSchool Teacher
Roger DunnSheriff
Karen GlaveElizabeth
Kyle DownesBully- GHGavin HopeGospel Singer
David St. LouisGospel Singer- AMAubrey MannGospel Singer
Stephanie MillsLydia's Friend
Jonathan WhittakerOlder Paul
Directing · 2
- Bruce Pittman Director
- Patricia Joyes Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Rose Mary Evans Novel
- Bill C. Davis Teleplay
- Quinton Peeples Teleplay
Production · 5
- Robert Greenwald Executive Producer
- Kimberly Rubin Executive Producer
- Philip K. Kleinbart Producer
- Nicki Skinner Production Coordinator
- Franklin Lett Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Manfred Guthe Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- David Codron Editor
- Terrell Clegg Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Stephen Edwards Original Music Composer
- Scott Sedillo Music Editor
Art · 2
- Rolf Harvey Production Design
- Michelle Convey Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Georgina Yarhi Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- Norman O'Halloran Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Rick Parker Stunt Coordinator
- Billy Oliver Stunts
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