Movie

Before Women Had Wings

1997 · 96 min

A harrowing but hopeful story of abuse and friendship that lingers with raw emotional power.

Tagline: In a world of abuse and violence, one person gave her hope
Overview: An adaptation of Connie May Fowler's 1996 novel tracing the unlikely friendship between a young white girl, daughter of an alcoholic mother and a no-good father, and a tender-hearted but reclusive black woman in the rural South of the '60s.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, trauma, healing
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
trauma
healing
isolation
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild