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White Oleander
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
2002 · Directed by Peter Kosminsky · 109 min · Drama · 10 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Mary Agnes Donoghue
- Cinematography: Elliot Davis
- Edited by: Chris Ridsdale
- Music: Thomas Newman
- Production design: Donald Graham Burt
- Produced by: John Wells, Tracy Underwood, Ilyse A. Reutlinger, Hunt Lowry
Cast
- Alison Lohman as Astrid Magnussen
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Ingrid Magnussen
- Renée Zellweger as Claire Richards
- Robin Wright as Starr
- Cole Hauser as Ray
- Melissa McCarthy as Paramedic
- Taryn Manning as Niki
- John Billingsley as Paramedic
- Solomon Burke Jr. as Guard
- Melissa Marsala as Julie
Production
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Pandora Cinema
- Budget: $16,000,000
- Box office: $21,657,770
- Themes: prison, loss of loved one, poison, foster parents, women's prison, family relationships, mother daughter estrangement, foster care, bad mother, adopted daughter
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