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Wild Iris (2001)

Wild Iris poster
Directed by
Daniel Petrie
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widow struggles under the control of her domineering mother in a small town. Her son tries to help her break free from this suffocating relationship.

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What happens

Wild Iris is a 2001 American drama television film directed by Daniel Petrie, written by Kent Broadhurst, and starring Gena Rowlands and Laura Linney, with Emile Hirsch, Lee Tergesen, and Fred Ward in supporting roles. It aired on Showtime on August 5, 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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