“White Oleander” quotes
(2002)
Title White Oleander
Year 2002
Director Peter Kosminsky
Genre Drama
Year 2002
Director Peter Kosminsky
Genre Drama
Plot – When Astrid is 15-years-old, she witnesses the arrest of her mother Ingrid, who killed her unfaithful lover in a fit of rage. From this moment onward, the girl lives in foster families. Starr, the first foster mother, is a devout ex-stripper and ex-alcoholic who convinces Astrid to baptize herself. After this experience with a tragic ending, Astrid meets her foster mother Claire, a kind and sensitive woman who loves the girl. However, Astrid needs to leave her past behind and to learn how to forgive in order to be completely independent.
All actors – Amy Aquino, John Billingsley, Elisa Bocanegra, Darlene Bohorquez, Solomon Burke Jr., Scott Allan Campbell, Sam Catlin, Debra Christofferson, Billy Connolly, Marc Donato, Svetlana Efremova, Patrick Fugit, Vernon Haas, Sean Happy, Cole Hauser, Leila Kenzle, Cathy Ladman, Drinda Lalumia, Myra Lamar, James Lashly, James W. Lee, Alison Lohman, Daniel Mandehr, DeVonda Manghane, Taryn Manning, Melissa Marsala, Melissa McCarthy, Roger McIntyre, Dallas McKinney, Brian Mulligan, Allison Munn, Robin Wright, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kali Rocha, Stephen Root, Jennifer Saxon, Samantha Shelton, Mark Soper, Liz Stauber, Carl Sundstrom, James 'Kimo' Wills, Noah Wyle, Biff Yeager, Renée Zellweger, , Mary Elizabeth Barrett, Allen Lee Haff, Jill Harris, Terence Leclere, Kiosha Lee, Christopher Metas, Stephen Milton, Vickie Rabjohn, Margarita Reyes, Tony Ross, Gary Sievers, Nicki Sixteen, Scott L. Treger, Bree Michael Warner, Elizabeth Woodward
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“No matter how much she damaged me, no matter how flawed she is. I know my mother loves me.”
“Never let a man spend the night, she said. Never apologize, never explain.”
“Don't attach yourself to anyone who shows you the least bit of attention because you're lonely. Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space. The best you can do is know yourself, know what you want.”
“Love humiliates you. Hatred cradles you.”
“- Astrid Magnussen: Looks don't interest me.
- Paul Trout: That's easy for you to say, you've never been ugly.”“Take my advice and stay away from broken people.”
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