

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Acting
Pfeiffer's ice queen could freeze hell.
Cinematography
LA as beautiful rot, desert as freedom.

Director
Peter Kosminsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Janet Fitch's novel was so beloved that Oprah's audience practically rioted when she didn't pick it for her book club.
The white oleander itself is a perfect metaphor—gorgeous, deadly, and the poison comes from the mother plant.