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We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)

We Were the Mulvaneys poster
Directed by
Peter Werner
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage girl is sexually assaulted, and the event tears her middle-class family apart. The story is told from the perspective of the youngest son, who watches his parents and siblings struggle with the aftermath.

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What happens

We Were the Mulvaneys is a 2002 American drama television film directed by Peter Werner, written by Joyce Eliason, Peter Silverman and Nancy Dalton Silverman, and starring Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner and Tammy Blanchard. It is based on the 1996 novel by Joyce Carol Oates. The film tells the story of a middle-class family that is torn apart when a traumatic event happens to one of the teenage children. Like the book, the film is narrated by the family's youngest son, Judd. We Were the Mulvaneys was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It premiered on Lifetime on April 8, 2002. Bridges and Danner were both nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, along with Patrick Williams for his score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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