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Released
1997 · FILM

Before Women Had Wings

In a world of abuse and violence, one person gave her hope

Directed by
Runtime
96 min
DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

This film is an adaptation of Connie May Fowler's 1996 novel, depicting the unexpected friendship between a young white girl, whose mother is an alcoholic and whose father is unreliable, and a kind but reclusive Black woman living in the rural South during the 1960s.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Stephen SemelShot by Ericson CoreScored by Anton SankoDesigned by Joe Rainey

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