White Oleander

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(drama)

Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madly in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love..

actors:

Amy Aquino as Miss Martinez
John Billingsley as Paramedic
Elisa Bocanegra as Girl In Fight
Darlene Bohorquez as Prisoner
Solomon Burke Jr. as Guard
Scott Allan Campbell as Bill Greenway
Sam Catlin as Teacher
Debra Christofferson as Marlena
Billy Connolly as Barry Kolker
Marc Donato as Davey Thomas
Svetlana Efremova as Rena Gruschenka
Patrick Fugit as Paul Trout
Vernon Haas as Guard
Sean Happy as Dirt Bike Boyfriend
Cole Hauser as Ray
directors:
Peter Kosminsky
rating:7.00

See also: Drama: John Q