Wildflower

Wildflower

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Release Date

12/3/1991

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon finds out about the friendship Alice has struck up and punishes her brutally. This story of friendship and youth shows that everyone is human and deserves to be treated so, no matter their disability or weakness.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A quietly devastating story about children discovering compassion in the face of cruelty, anchored by genuine performances and set against the hardship of the Depression. The film insists that friendship and dignity matter most when circumstances strip them away.

Mood

MelancholicHopefulDefiant

Themes

FriendshipFamilySurvivalIdentityComing of age

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Suicide and self-harm

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