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20 August 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
Hope lives in unlikely places.Plot:
Imprisoned after a drug arrest and bitter from a life marred by tragedy, Joan Thomas wants nothing to do with the world around her... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A beautiful movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ellen Burstyn | ... | Joan Thomas |
 | Laura Dern | ... | Sister Pauline Quinn |
 | LaTanya Richardson | ... | Melinda Donovan |
| Maria Herrera | ... | Leda Cervantes |
 | Lucinda Davis | ... | Eliza |
| Karen Glave | ||
| Lynne Adams | ||
| Tony Calabretta | ... | Kelly |
 | Kristin Fairlie | ... | Emily |
| Eve Crawford | ... | Sister Katherine |
 | Marium Carvell | ... | Eliza's Mother |
 | Walter Alza | ... | Tito |
| Alison Darcy | ... | Miranda |
| Danette Mackay | ... | Emily's Mother |
| Tim Progosh | ... | Emily's Father |
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While Hallmark Entertainment is one of the companies that produced this film, it does not suffer from the "Hallmark" stigma of being cloying and artificial. From what I can tell (not having had any experience with the situations depicted in the film except dog ownership), it seems very realistic (even if it's not 100% true to the real-life story it's based on, per another commenter). Conflicts that are introduced don't go away as if a magic wand were waved, and characters that struggle have to keep on struggling. Because of this depiction of grey areas rather than black & white contrasts, and the fact that things don't come for free, the movie is much more touching than its manipulative tear-jerker TV movie cousins.
Heh. It's funny, within a few days time I saw "Girls In Prison" (1994) (TV) and then this film. It'd be tough to make two more different "women behind bars" films than these two, in terms of realism, dramatic quality, acting, and meaningfulness.
Anyway, if you're a fan of Laura Dern, a dog lover, a person interested in an apparently realistic yet not gratuitously gritty look at life in women's prison, or are a person who's skeptical that criminal rehabilitation programs can work, I can definitely recommend checking out this film.