After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.
Acting
Hudgens completely disappears—unrecognizable and raw.
Writing
Based on real shelter; avoids easy salvation narrative.
Director
Ron Krauss
Vanessa Hudgens
Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Rosario Dawson
June Bailey
Brendan Fraser
Tom Fitzpatrick
Stephanie Szostak
Joanna Fitzpatrick
James Earl Jones
Frank McCarthy
Dascha Polanco
Carmel
Emily Meade
Cassandra
Ann Dowd
Kathy
Candace Smith
Marie Abeanni
Tashiana Washington
Destiny / Princess
Sheila Tapia
Officer Ganz
Eddie Schweighardt
Dustin
Ralph Rodriguez
Church Attendee
Hector Lincoln
June's boyfriend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed at actual Several Sources Shelters in New Jersey; several residents appear as extras. Hudgens lived at the shelter for weeks to prepare.
The real Apple—Darlisha Dozier—became a shelter counselor herself. The film's Christian undertones divided critics who wanted pure social realism.
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