Hope (1997)

Directed by

Goldie Hawn

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the early 1960s, a family deals with fears from the Cuban Missile Crisis and tensions from the civil rights movement. The story follows a young girl and her mother as they navigate these big social changes.

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What happens

Hope is a 1997 American historical drama television film directed by Goldie Hawn. The film stars Christine Lahti, Jena Malone, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey D. Sams, and J. T. Walsh (in his last télévision film during his lifetime). It is set amid the early 1960s paranoia manufactured by the Cuban Missile Crisis and the growing restlessness of the Civil Rights Movement. The film received positive reviews from critics, with Malone and Walsh being nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, respectively, for their performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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