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      American Hollow

      Released May 26, 1999 1h 26m Documentary List
      Reviews This documentary follows the lives of the Bowling family as they fight to survive in dirt-poor Appalachia. Matriarch Iree has given birth to 13 children, but only two have left to seek better lives in Ohio while the rest have married and started their own impoverished families near home. Uneducated and unskilled, all are unemployed, and domestic violence and alcoholism pose serious problems. The filmmakers explore the family's relationships through interviews and footage of their daily lives. Read More Read Less

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      Synopsis This documentary follows the lives of the Bowling family as they fight to survive in dirt-poor Appalachia. Matriarch Iree has given birth to 13 children, but only two have left to seek better lives in Ohio while the rest have married and started their own impoverished families near home. Uneducated and unskilled, all are unemployed, and domestic violence and alcoholism pose serious problems. The filmmakers explore the family's relationships through interviews and footage of their daily lives.
      Director
      Rory Kennedy
      Distributor
      Home Box Office (HBO) [us]
      Production Co
      Moxie Films LLC
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 26, 1999, Wide
      Runtime
      1h 26m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo