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Before Women Had Wings is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lloyd Kramer released in USA on 1 november 1997 with Ellen Barkin
Before Women Had Wings (1997)
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Add to a movie listBefore Women Had Wings is a 1997 television film, based on the story by Connie May Fowler about a mother whose abusive husband commits suicide. She then starts to violently abuse her two daughters. It is only then that a kindly black woman becomes good friends with her youngest daughter and helps the daughter escape her tortured life. The film stars Ellen Barkin, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Majorino, and Julia Stiles. Barkin won an Emmy for her role.
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Life is hard for Avocet Abigale 'Bird' Jackson (Tina Majorino) and her sister Phoebe (Julia Stiles), constantly putting up with their parents' arguments. Their father, Billy (John Savage) is always beating their mother Glory Marie (Ellen Barkin) and every time things seem to go right between Glory Marie and Billy, yet another argument begins. Unable to put up with it any longer Glory Marie tells Billy she's taking the girls and leaving him. He punches her and knocks her teeth out, then drives off in the car. Later that evening a policeman (David Hart) shows up at the door to tell them that Billy has killed himself.Actors
Ellen Barkin
(Glory Marie Jackson)
Oprah Winfrey
(Zora Williams)
Tina Majorino
(Avocet Abigail 'Bird' Jackson)
Julia Stiles
(Phoebe Jackson)
John Savage
(Billy Jackson)
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