Directed by:
John SaylesScreenplay:
John SaylesCinematography:
Roger DeakinsComposer:
Mason DaringCast:
Mary McDonnell, Michael Mantell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Lenore Banks, David Strathairn, Leo Burmester, Angela Bassett, Sheila Kelley, Nora Dunn (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
After becoming a paraplegic in an accident, a soap opera star returns to her home in Louisiana. The story focuses on the relationship between the actress and her nurse. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Mary McDonnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440444_882671.png)
Mary McDonnell
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV movie)
Donnie Darko (2001)
![Michael Mantell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185633_939d41.gif)
Michael Mantell
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Quiz Show (1994)
![Alfre Woodard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/522/166522522_322985.jpg)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
![Vondie Curtis-Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267707_d1e979.jpg)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Mystery Train (1989)
Lenore Banks
Best movies:
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Lolita (1997)
Passion Fish (1992)
![David Strathairn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267817_d1e782.jpg)
David Strathairn
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
![Leo Burmester](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273929_c7d04f.jpg)
Leo Burmester
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
![Angela Bassett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/053/161053196_415c27.png)
Angela Bassett
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Soul (2020)
Contact (1997)
![Sheila Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275092_213f43.jpg)
Sheila Kelley
USA
Best movies:
CĂ©libataires (1992)
Passion Fish (1992)
Where the Heart Is (1990)
![Nora Dunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280230_3b7bc9.jpg)
Nora Dunn
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Dreamland (1998) (video compilation)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Cherish (2002)
![John Sayles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269722_83d474.jpg)
John Sayles
USA
Best movies:
Matewan (1987)
Passion Fish (1992)
Gridlock'd (1997)
![Marianne Muellerleile](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277345_b914cc.jpg)
Marianne Muellerleile
USA
Best movies:
The Terminator (1984)
Memento (2000)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
![Tom Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328292_43e0c7.jpg)
Tom Wright
USA
Best movies:
Opération Pentagone (1998) (TV movie)
Matewan (1987)
Passion Fish (1992)
Maggie Renzi
Best movies:
Matewan (1987)
Men with Guns (1997)
Passion Fish (1992)
Leigh Harris
USA
Best movies:
Passion Fish (1992)
I, the Jury (1982)
Sorceress (1982)
Michael Laskin
USA
Best movies:
Passion Fish (1992)
Just Go with It (2011)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Amanda Carlin
USA
Best movies:
Seven Pounds (2008)
Passion Fish (1992)
Lianna (1983)