The Poker House (2008)

Directed by

Lori Petty

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 146 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During a single day in the 1970s, a teenage girl raises her two younger sisters in their mother's brothel. She must protect them from the dangerous men and difficult circumstances that surround them.

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What happens

The Poker House, subsequently retitled as Behind Closed Doors, is a 2008 American independent drama film written and directed by Lori Petty, in her directorial debut. Based on Petty's early life during the 1970s, the film depicts a painful day in the life of Agnes (Jennifer Lawrence), a teenage girl who is raising her two younger sisters, Bee (Sophi Bairley) and Cammie (Chloë Grace Moretz), in their mother's whorehouse. At the Los Angeles Film Festival, Lawrence won an Outstanding Performance Award for her performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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