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Savage Grace
Savage Grace

Savage Grace

Truth is more shocking than fiction.

Genres

Drama

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This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

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Budget

$4600000

Revenue

$1432799

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5.632/10

Release Date

18 May 2007

Country

United States of America

Cast

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Barbara Baekeland

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Brooks Baekeland

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Tony Baekeland

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Nini Daly

Elena Anaya

Elena Anaya

Blanca

Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Sam Green

Martin Huberty

Martin Huberty

Aschwin Lippe

Minnie Marx

Minnie Marx

Midge Vanden Heuvel

Jim Arnold

Jim Arnold

Joost Vanden Heuvel

Mapi Galán

Mapi Galán

Simone Lippe

Abel Folk

Abel Folk

Carlos Durán

Belén Rueda

Belén Rueda

Pilar Durán

Simón Andreu

Simón Andreu

Jean Pierre Souvestre

Unax Ugalde

Unax Ugalde

Black Jake Martínez

Melina Matthews

Melina Matthews

Lorna Moffat

Mariona Perrier

Mariona Perrier

Teeny Duchamp

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