Gifted 18-year-old Meg has been abandoned by her father and neglected by her hardworking mother. Left to care for her emotionally disturbed younger sister, her world begins to unravel. She finds an outlet in writing poetry and support from her English teacher, Mr. Auster. But what started out as a mentoring relationship begins to get a bit more complex.
Margaret Colin | Diane |
Agnes Bruckner | Megan Denning (Meg) |
David Strathairn | Auster |
Frances Fisher | Delia |
A.J. Buckley | Pat |
Regan Arnold | Lily |
Sarah Buehler | Georgia |
Dustin Sterling | Rob |
Michael Joseph Thomas Ward | Dad (as Mike Ward) |
Wayne Armstrong | Don |
Aftab Pureval | Boy in Class |
Wendy Lardin | Georgia's Mom |