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Bastard Out Of Carolina

1996, Movie, R, 101 mins

Bastard Out Of Carolina: Review

Anjelica Huston's directorial debut received unexpected notoriety after Ted Turner, who financed the production, refused to air the finished product on his TNT network. Perhaps he did BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA a favor by publicizing this sober, nonsensationalized expose about child abuse--which subsequently aired on Showtime and was released to home video. Although not the masterpiece many critics proclaimed it, this wrenching drama is persuasively scripted, sensitively direct... read more leave a comment