White Oleander (2002 film)
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- For other uses, see Oleander (disambiguation).
White Oleander is a 2002 drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. It was adapted to screenplay by Mary Agnes Donoghue from Janet Fitch's novel of the same name. The cast includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright Penn, and Alison Lohman.
Tagline: Where does a mother end and a daughter begin?
[edit] Plot
Ingrid Magnussen is a free-spirited mother to 12-year old Astrid. Ingrid falls in love with a man but ends up with a broken heart. In a crime of passion, she kills the man with the deadly poison of the white oleander. She is sentenced to life in prison - and her daughter is sent from foster home to foster home. Through each foster home, Astrid has experiences both positive and negative. Astrid and Ingrid keep in touch through mail, trying to teach other important lessons about each other.
[edit] Cast
- Alison Lohman - Astrid Magnussen
- Michelle Pfeiffer - Ingrid Magnussen
- Cole Hauser - Ray
- Robin Wright Penn- Starr
- Renée Zellweger - Claire Richards
- Billy Connolly - Barry Kolker
- Patrick Fugit - Paul Trout
- Noah Wyle- Mark Richards
- Taryn Manning - Niki
- Allison Munn - Hannah
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