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A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 3 nominations
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film cast includes two Oscar winners: Mary Steenburgen and Timothy Hutton; and three Oscar nominees: Jane Alexander, John Sayles and Angela Bassett.
- GoofsWhen the bulldozer is about to tear down the trees, there are tracks in the dirt from previous takes.
- Quotes
Marly Temple: The important thing is to keep that smile on your face, even when you're drowning.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Lilo & Stitch/Sunshine State/Juwanna Mann (2002)
Featured review
Excellent study of human nature
One of those movies which goes nowhere with elegance. It touches on all the basic concerns of humanity: love, race, age, parents, and real estate. More than that, it handles all of them with honesty and kindness.
This movie should be watched late at night when the mind no longer knows where it wants to go. You can let it drift over you like a soft summer breeze. Hopefully in that state you will accept the fact that there is really no graceful resolutions or summations in life, just a review of how we dealt with all the little things which seemed so large at the time. The selection of actors for the movie also reflects the tone. Many very good artists who are drawn from television rather than the box office are able to use this vehicle to show us what they are really capable of.
This movie should be watched late at night when the mind no longer knows where it wants to go. You can let it drift over you like a soft summer breeze. Hopefully in that state you will accept the fact that there is really no graceful resolutions or summations in life, just a review of how we dealt with all the little things which seemed so large at the time. The selection of actors for the movie also reflects the tone. Many very good artists who are drawn from television rather than the box office are able to use this vehicle to show us what they are really capable of.
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- May 18, 2004
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- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- La tierra del sol
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,600,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,065,921
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $93,072
- Jun 23, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $3,369,654
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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