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The Poker House, subsequently retitled as Behind Closed Doors, is a 2008 American independent drama film written and directed by Lori Petty, in her directorial debut.
The Poker House: Directed by Lori Petty. With Jennifer Lawrence, Javon Johnson, Sophi Bairley, Bokeem Woodbine. A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.
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- Drama
- Lori Petty
- 2008
The Poker House, subsequently retitled as Behind Closed Doors, is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Lori Petty, in her directorial debut. The film depicts a painful day in the life of a teenage girl who is raising her two younger sisters in their mother's whorehouse.
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Actress-turned-filmmaker Lori Petty makes her feature directorial debut with this period drama starring Selma Blair, Bokeem Woodbine, and David Alan Grier. Set in 1976, THE POKER HOUSE explores a typical day in the life of a decidedly atypical teen named Agnes.
The Poker House is centered around Agnes, a teenage girl that literally lives in hell. When her teenage years were supposed to be one of the happiest days like any other teenager she has to take care of her two younger sisters while her mother, a drug addict and prostitute, doesn't care about them.
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- The Poker House
- Lori Petty
An ordinary day in young Agnes' life is anything but. With a strung-out mother, a pimp father and a home overrun by gamblers, thieves and johns, Agnes is simply trying to survive, along with her two younger sisters.
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