A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.
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- GoofsWhen Glory Marie strikes Bird with the coffee mug, it leaves a bruise beside her left eye. In a scene a few minutes prior to this, the bruise beside her eye is visible in a brief shot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998)
- SoundtracksRing of Fire
Written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore
Performed by Johnny Cash
Courtesy of Columbia Records
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Tina was great
I've seen the film twice but unfortunately from the scene when Gloria Mary loses her tooth. Tina played the role very well as if you're watching real life scenes not a movie. I was touched by her innocent expressions, childly looks and voice. One of the most heart-touching scenes is that when she asks her mother for a bike. Although her mother refused, she innocently kept talking about the bike. Also, the commentary on the last scenes when Bird described those moments took my feelings to the peak that I was shocked that the film ended that way. I felt so sorry for Bird that I wish to see a part-II when the family gather back. I decided to buy the book and I'm sure that when I read it I will always visualize the same characters as in the movie.
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- omori8796
- Jun 25, 2001
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