true crime directed
by : Tommy O'Haver featuring
: Catherine Keener - Ellen Page - James Franco - Bradley Whitford
- Ari Graynor running
time : 1 hour 38 minutes
The true story of
a young girl held captive by her insane caretaker comes to life in this
disturbing film from Ella Enchanted director Tommy O'Haver. Hard Candy's
Ellen Page stars as Sylvia Likens a teenager who, along with her sister,
is left to live temporarily with seemigly-mild-mannered housewife Gertrude
Baniszewski, played by Catherine Keener. Unfortunately for Sylvia, Gertrude
soon snaps and holds her hostage in harsh conditions until the former's
eventual death. Bradley Whitford costars as the prosecutor tasked with
trying the case against Baniszewski.
