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
A very fine film
This movie is probably classified as a woman's empowerment film. I suppose it is that, especially for Black woman.
I'm not a woman, much less a Black woman. Still, I found this movie to be a uniformly fine creation. It has everything I want in a movie: clearly defined and well-developed characters played by actors - or, in this case, actresses - who know how to deliver carefully modulated and developed performances. The story is about how a young white girl learns to stand on her own feet, but the most interesting parts of the movie are definitely those that develop the various black characters.
I never looked at my watch once during this movie, much less went out to refill my popcorn. This is what movies are supposed to be - presentations of interesting characters participating in an interesting and involving story - but too seldom are.
Even if you're a white guy, this movie has a lot to offer.
I'm not a woman, much less a Black woman. Still, I found this movie to be a uniformly fine creation. It has everything I want in a movie: clearly defined and well-developed characters played by actors - or, in this case, actresses - who know how to deliver carefully modulated and developed performances. The story is about how a young white girl learns to stand on her own feet, but the most interesting parts of the movie are definitely those that develop the various black characters.
I never looked at my watch once during this movie, much less went out to refill my popcorn. This is what movies are supposed to be - presentations of interesting characters participating in an interesting and involving story - but too seldom are.
Even if you're a white guy, this movie has a lot to offer.
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- richard-1787
- Nov 20, 2008
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Tìm Lại Yêu Thương
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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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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