CinemaOSMovie · 1999 · 1h 30m

American Hollow

64%(10)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byRory Kennedy

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
May 26, 1999
Studios
Moxie Firecracker Films

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American Hollow

American Hollow

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5 credited
Starring

Bascum Bowling

Self

Clint Bowling

Self

Edgar Bowling

Self

Iree Bowling

Self

Samantha Bowling

Self

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Directed by
Rory Kennedy
Rory Kennedy
Written by
Mark Bailey

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