White Oleander
Movie • 2002 • Drama
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A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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The main character, Astrid (who is underage & a child) is abused verbally & emotionally by her birth mother. Another foster parent abuses her physically, while that same foster parent's boyfriend grooms and sleeps with Astrid.
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Is there domestic violence?
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The main characters' mother is extremely manipulative and controlling, gaslighting her child about her personality, behavior, future, et cetera.
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One foster parent is an alcoholic, and relapses, becoming violent and obsessive while inebriated.
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The underage main character is groomed and taken advantage of by her foster parent/guardian's boyfriend, although it is not shown explicitly on screen.
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Is someone restrained?
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By the police
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Overdose is the manner by which one foster parent kills herself.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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No, but its worth mentioning that the main character goes through many belongings as a foster child switching between homes. At one point a foster parent pressures her into selling clothes that she clearly has an emotional attachment to.
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Does a parent die?
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A foster parent kills herself.
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Does someone cheat?
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One foster parents' boyfriend cheats on said foster parent with the main character.
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calvie
A few scenes are filmed on the beach
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Does someone vomit?
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Don’t know why someone said yes, I just watched the movie and it was safe
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Is there incarceration?
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A huge portion of the movie involves the main characters mothers incarceration and legal proceedings. If this is a trigger, this movie isn’t the one
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One of the main character's foster parents' kills herself by overdosing on pills, and is found dead by Astrid.
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One of the main character's foster parents' kills herself by overdosing on pills, and is found dead by Astrid.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Not particularly. But the main character is very thin and shown to lose weight between foster homes.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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A few scenes at a party could be flashy. Otherwise its a very desaturated and calmly filmed movie.
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It's not clear, but implied that one younger girl miscarries (or aborts) two or three times, and frequently wishes she had the babies she lost, whatever the reason.
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A father-figure is implied to have sex with the underage main character. Though they're not related, he is the boyfriend of her foster mother at the time.
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Is there sexual content?
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Frequently implied/referenced. See: other TWs.
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There's a brief scene where the main character bleeds from a gunshot wound, but it isn't excessive at any point.
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Is there gun violence?
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A foster parent shoots and the main character with a pistol and hits her in the chest. While not killed, she is taken to an ambulance by EMTs. Blood is visible.
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