User Reviews 6 Methdude With great acting performances, good cinematography and realistic depictions of the characters, Bastard Out of Carolina is a surprisingly well made movie If you're interested in dramas involving children you will probably like this one 0 of 0 users found this helpful 0 0Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Based on a bestselling novel by Dorothy Allison, Bastard Out of Carolina presents a graphic portrait of child abuse that includes rape and battery Anney (Jennifer Jason Leigh) gives birth to her illegitimate daughter in Greenville during the 1950s Uncle Earl (Michael Rooker) comes up with the name The publication of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina was a landmark event that won the author a National Book Award nomination and launched her into the literary spotlight Critics have likened Allison to Harper Lee, naming her the first writer of her generation to dramatize the lives and language of poor whites in the South
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