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The Poker House is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lori Petty released in USA on 20 june 2008 with Selma Blair
The Poker House (2008)
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Add to a movie listThe Poker House is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Lori Petty, in her directorial debut. The film depicts a painful day in the life of a teenage girl who is raising her two younger sisters in their mother's whorehouse. It is noted for being Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Lawrence's first film in a leading role.
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The film focuses on one single day in the life of three abused and neglected sisters, Agnes (age 14) (Jennifer Lawrence), Bee (age 12) (Sophi Bairley), and Cammie (age 8) (Chloë Grace Moretz). Their mother, Sarah (Selma Blair), a woman who has turned to prostitution to support the girls, but is forced into alcohol and drug abuse by her pimp, Duval (Bokeem Woodbine). Because of this, Sarah is unable to care for the girls, forcing Agnes into a position of being a mother to her two younger sisters. The three girls live in the mother's whorehouse, the Poker House, where neighborhood pimps and criminals gather to play poker as well. Agnes believes Duval loves her, as a boyfriend would, despite his abuse towards her mother.Actors
Selma Blair
(Sarah)
Jennifer Lawrence
(Agnes)
Bokeem Woodbine
(Duval)
David Alan Grier
(Stymie)
Chloë Grace Moretz
(Cammie)
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