The movie centers on Ruth Anne, nicknamed “Bone” Boatwright, a young girl growing up in Greenville, South Carolina in the 1950s. Born out of wedlock to Anney, Bone lives with her mother and their extended family in a poor part of town.

• Bastard out of Carolina
• Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Ron Eldard
• Glenne Headly
• Anjelica Huston