Getting Out

Getting Out

Year: 1994

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: John Korty

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After escaping prison while pregnant, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) is determined to find honest work and build a quiet, Christian life. Yet the shadows of her past surge forward: a manipulative ex‑boyfriend (Rob Knepper) seeks to exploit her, and a cruel mother (Ellen Burstyn) schemes to steal her unborn child. The made‑for‑TV drama adapts Marsha Norman’s off‑Broadway play.

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