A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.
Acting
Linney and Rowlands detonate every scene they're in together.
Writing
Dialogue that cuts like broken glass between family.
Director
Daniel Petrie
Gena Rowlands
Minnie Brinn
Laura Linney
Iris Bravard
Emile Hirsch
Lonnie Bravard
Fred Ward
Errol Podubney
Lee Tergesen
Lud van Eppy
Miguel Sandoval
Ramando Galvez
Scott Gibson
Ronnie Dale Bravard
Amy Stewart
Rhondlyn Podubney
Michael McLachlan
Gang Leader
Boyd Banks
Handprint Clerk
Ingrid Veninger
Woman in Line at the Mall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Emile Hirsch's film debut at age 16, holding his own against two acting legends.
Director Daniel Petrie specialized in these claustrophobic family dramas; the film's television origins explain its stage-like intensity.
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