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White Oleander
The movie chronicles the life of Astrid, a 15-year-old teen who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother is sent to prison for life for committing a crime of passion.
16 July 1960, Patchogue, Long Island, New York, USA
6 July 1978, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
24 November 1942, Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
26 January 1981, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 July 1959, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA
29 April 1958, Santa Ana, California, USA
27 June 1979, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
December 29, 2010
Upsetting and dark, for older than PG-13.December 30, 2008
Distinguishing it from Oxygen channel territory is its surprisingly hard edge.October 11, 2002
Though it flirts with bathos and pathos and the further Oprahfication of the world as we know it, it still cuts all the way down to broken bone.December 01, 2003
The daughter's story is often haunting, but Peter Kosminsky's film . . . comes unglued because the mother is the stock psychotic villainess of countless Hollywood films.October 11, 2002
Much of the pleasure to be had in White Oleander is in watching its female stars revel in their screen time.October 14, 2002
The film is worth seeing for its honest heart and for the magnificent acting.October 11, 2002
What should have been a guaranteed weepie is never truly moving.October 11, 2002
A movie that wafts in and out of clarity like a wavering transmission.April 29, 2009
A truly involving, well-written and entertaining film supported by excellent performances...August 29, 2003
An emotionally powerful story with some electrifying performances.October 19, 2002
A smart, compelling drama.June 25, 2004
Lohman appears in nearly every scene and gives an assured, sympathetic performance as Astrid.