White Oleander (2002 film)

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White Oleander
Directed by Peter Kosminsky
Produced by Hunt Lowry
John Wells
Written by Janet Fitch (novel)
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Starring Alison Lohman
Michelle Pfeiffer
Music by Thomas Newman
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) 2002
Running time 109 min.
Country U.S.A. / Germany
Language English
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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?


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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Alison Lohman and Michelle Pfeiffer in White Oleander
Alison Lohman and Michelle Pfeiffer in White Oleander

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.

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Michelle Pfeiffer in White Oleander
Michelle Pfeiffer in White Oleander

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