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Reviving Ophelia is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Bobby Roth released in USA on 11 october 2010 with Jane Kaczmarek
Reviving Ophelia (2010)
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The title is a reference to the non-fiction book Reviving Ophelia.
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Synopsis
When LeAnne Dunley arrives home from work and catches her daughter Kelli in a sexual act with a classmate, she arranges for Kelli to stay at her sister Marie's home when she is working. Kelli notices that her cousin Elizabeth Jones--Marie's daughter--is in an unhealthy relationship with her boyfriend, Mark. He calls and texts her at an extremely frequent rate, tries to control where she goes and what she wears, and becomes angry when she tries to spend any time with her friends.Actors
Jane Kaczmarek
(Marie)
Rebecca Williams
(Elizabeth Jones)
Kim Dickens
(Le Anne)
Peter Outerbridge
(Walter)
Joe Dinicol
(Cody)
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