by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
synopsis
Set in the rural South of the '30s, the made-for-cable film Wildflower is about a pair of teenaged siblings who become friends with an epileptic girl named Alice (Patricia Arquette), who has been forced to live in the barn behind her father's house because he believed her seizures were the work of the devil. With the help of the two teenagers, the girl is able to become part of everyday society.
characteristics
- Sleeper
- Girl
- Epilepsy
- Epileptic
- Child-abuse
- Unlikely Friendships
- Misunderstanding
- Triumph Of The Spirit
- Family
- Rescue
- Friend
- Teen
