A traumatic event sends a musician back to her hometown in an effort to reunite with the daughters she abandoned. To do so, she must confront her abusive ex-husband, from whom she fled years ago.
Acting
Sedgwick's feral, unpretty desperation—you can't look away.
Direction
Cholodenko finds poetry in trailer parks and limestone.
Director
Lisa Cholodenko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Dorothy Allison's novel; Cholodenko fought to keep the cave sequences which studios deemed too expensive for an indie.
The film was buried by poor distribution despite Sundance buzz, becoming a cult curio for 'difficult women' cinema fans.
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