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Hounddog (2008)

Year of U.S. Release: 2008

Starring: Dakota Fanning, Isabelle Fuhrman, Cody Hanford, David Morse, Robin Wright Penn.
Director: Deborah Kampmeier
Screenwriter(s): Deborah Kampmeier
Producer(s): Raye Dowell, Terry Leonard, Rebecca Cleary, Jen Gatien
Distributor: Empire Film Group
Genre(s): Drama
U.S. Release Date: September 19, 2008 (Limited)
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated Restricted for disturbing sexual assault of a young girl, and brief sexuality.
arrowPlot Summary:
Taking place in the 1960s American South, Dakota Fanning plays Lewellen. a troubled 12-year old girl who finds solace from an abusive life through blues music. Blues music is delicately woven throughout this touching film to create a colorful tapestry of a melancholy life that finds release and healing through the music of Elvis Presley, whose character appears in the movie, albeit briefly, and the singing of the Blues.
arrowAdditional Notes:

movie reportedly contains a rape scene involving Fanning's character. In the scene it has been widely speculated that Fanning, 12, wore a body suit and was accompanied by her mother and agent.

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