Synopsis
School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.
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Cast
- Sigourney WeaverAlice Goodwin
- Julianne MooreTheresa Collins
- David StrathairnHoward Goodwin
- Arliss HowardPaul Reverdy
- Chloë SevignyCarole Mackessy
- Sara RueDebbie
- Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorDyshett
- Nicole Ari ParkerSherry
- Bruklin HarrisLynelle
- Lisa EmerySusan Durkin
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
An accomplished film that continually takes us beyond our first impressions of people and situations. - 83
Portland Oregonian
The two lead actresses are exquisite in their divergent ways. - 80
Film.com
It's provocative and very moving, filled with some of the strongest performances of the year. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Weaver is superb in a movie as scary and provocative as the timely subject it explores. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
What makes this film truly chilling is the fact first-time feature filmmaker Scott Elliott and his writers somehow make every step of this descent harrowingly believable. - 75
Boston Globe
Gives three first-rate actors a chance to stretch, and they do. - 63
USA Today
The movie Weaver has to carry has so many nagging imperfections that Academy Award attention looks like a long shot. - 63
New York Daily News
If it's not one of the five best of 1999, it's a personal best for Weaver, and that's pretty good.
