Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

Directed by

Anjelica Huston

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor girl in South Carolina endures physical abuse and sexual molestation from her stepfather. The story follows her struggle to survive within her family.

harrowingintimatebleakemotionally rawslow-burndisturbingmelancholicgritty

What happens

Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1996 American drama film made by Showtime Networks, directed by Anjelica Huston. It is based on the 1992 novel by Dorothy Allison and adapted for the screen by Anne Meredith. Jena Malone stars in her debut as a poor, physically abused and sexually molested girl. In 1997, the theatrical and video releases of the film were banned by Canada's Maritime Film Classification Board. The video was eventually granted release upon appeal. The film won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special (Linda Lowy) and was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special (Anjelica Huston), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Glenne Headly), and Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Amanda DiGiulio, Gary Hoffman). It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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