"What imprisons desires of the heart?"
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.
Social & External
The people behind it
Julianne Moore
Cathy Whitaker
Dennis Quaid
Frank Whitaker
Dennis Haysbert
Raymond Deagan
Patricia Clarkson
Eleanor Fine
Viola Davis
Sybil
James Rebhorn
Dr. Bowman
Bette Henritze
Mrs. Leacock
Michael Gaston
Stan Fine
Ryan Ward
David Whitaker
Lindsay Andretta
Janice Whitaker
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