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The poker house

Summary: A young girl must deal with a mother who is on drugs, a father who is a pimp, and a home that is always filled with seedy characters, where she must help raise her two younger sisters.

Record details

  • Physical Description: DVD videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Fort Mill, SC : Phase 4 Films, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: Audio commentary with writer/director Lori Petty; the poker house trailer; photo gallery.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Lori Petty.
Participant or Performer Note: David Alan Grier, Selma Blair, Jennifer Lawrence, Chloe Grace Moretz, Bokeem Woodbine.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: R; for language, and disturbing content involving a minor including rape, sexual content and drug/alcohol abuse.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.75:1, 16x9) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital
Language Note:
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Dysfunctional families -- Drama
Sisters -- Drama
Genre: Feature films.
Topic Heading: Closed-captioned DVDs.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Mackenzie Public Library DVD POK (Text) 35192000314215 DVD Volume hold Available -

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