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Citizen Ruth is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alexander Payne released in USA on 13 december 1996 with Laura Dern

Citizen Ruth (1996)

Citizen Ruth
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Released in USA 13 december 1996
Length 1h42
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating69% 3.49653.49653.49653.49653.4965

Citizen Ruth is a 1996 comedy film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne. The film is the directorial debut of Payne. It stars Laura Dern in the title role of a poor, irresponsible and pregnant woman who unexpectedly attracts attention from those involved in the debate about the morality and legality of abortion.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996. It later opened in limited release in the United States on December 13, 1996. As of 2015, Citizen Ruth remains to be the only film directed by Alexander Payne not nominated for any Academy Awards.

Synopsis

The movie opens with Ruth Stoops and a man (apparently an ex-boyfriend) having intercourse on a bed in a flophouse, after which he disrespectfully throws her out of the apartment. She later goes to a hardware store to buy patio sealant and huffs it in a paper bag in an alley to get high. Ruth is portrayed as a dumb, inebriated addict, capable of doing nearly anything to get money or drugs.

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