In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 17 nominations
Hilarie Burton Morgan
- Deborah Owens
- (as Hilarie Burton)
Tristan Mack Wilds
- Zach Taylor
- (as Tristan Wilds)
Renee Ford Clark
- Doll
- (as Renée Clark)
Sharon Conley
- Violet
- (as a different name)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlicia Keys learned to play the cello in 4 weeks for this part.
- GoofsThe story takes place in 1964. Throughout the story, June wears a silk-screen NAACP t-shirt. Silk-screened t-shirts did not exist until the issuance of a patent for the garment screen printing machine in 1969.
- Quotes
Zach Taylor: Miss August told me about you being here helping out. She didn't mention anything about you being white.
Lily Owens: Maybe she didn't notice.
- Alternate versionsHome video versions (DVD and Blu-ray) include both the original theatrical version and the extended director's cut of 114 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards (2009)
- SoundtracksHippy Hippy Shake
Written by Chan Romero (as Robert L. Romero)
Performed by The Swinging Blue Jeans
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Featured review
Superb dramatic movie making.
These are cynical times, and the U.S. is still struggling with it's feelings on race, even today. The more of these types of movies, the better. Simple human love comes through in every frame. After a summer of superheroes and sex humor comedies, this was the most life affirming and refreshing film I've seen so far this year. If the academy doesn't recognize some folks from this film, they'd be remiss. I smell Oscar all over this film. Queen Latifah was wonderful as usual. Sophie Okonedo played an emotionally damaged woman with perfect pitch and demeanor. Paul Bettany's performance of the alternately hurt and hurtful father was a challenge. You needed to both hate him, and sympathize with him for the role to be effective, and I thought he pulled this off well. Just simply a moving story, a great script, top notch acting, and all beautifully shot. I place it in the must see category.
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- skroehr
- Oct 25, 2008
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Tìm Lại Yêu Thương
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $37,770,162
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,527,799
- Oct 19, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $39,952,437
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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