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Quick Info

Rating

7.1/10

Release2002

Runtime1h 49m

StatusReleased

Budget$16,000,000

Revenue$21,657,770

Production

John Wells Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Pandora Cinema

Movie

White Oleander

2002

1h 49m

7.1

Drama

Synopsis

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

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