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A Home of Our Own is a film of genre Drama directed by Tony Bill released in USA on 5 november 1993 with Kathy Bates
A Home of Our Own (1993)
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Add to a movie listA Home of Our Own is a 1993 drama film directed by Tony Bill, starring Kathy Bates and Edward Furlong. It is the story of a mother and her six children trying to establish a home in the small town of Hankston, Idaho in 1962.
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Frances Lacey, a widow, works at a factory. She is fired when one of the men gropes her, and she hits him in return. The same day, her son is brought home by the police, for stealing change from payphones, but they don't press charges. Shortly after this, Frances decides that LA is not the place to raise a family. She packs the kids up, sells everything they can carry, and starts driving. She figures she'll know where she's going when she sees it.Actors
Kathy Bates
(Frances Lacey)
Edward Furlong
(Shayne Lacey)
Soon-Tek Oh
(Mr. Munimura)
Sarah Schaub
(Faye Lacey)
T.J. Lowther
(Craig Lacey)
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