Ulee's Gold (1997)

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13/06/1997 (US)•Drama•1h 52m

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Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.

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Peter Fonda
Ulee Jackson
Patricia Richardson
Connie Hope
Christine Dunford
Helen Jackson
Tom Wood
Jimmy Jackson
Jessica Biel
Casey Jackson
Vanessa Zima
Penny Jackson
Steven Flynn
Eddie Flowers
Dewey Weber
Ferris Doley
J. Kenneth Campbell
Sheriff Bill Floyd

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8.0

Written by Wuchak on Aug 7, 2021

_**Low-key Southern Gothic about a struggling family living by the swamps of western Florida**_ An emotionally-detached Vietnam vet making a living as a beekeeper on the boggy panhandle of Florida (Peter Fonda) deals with grief, the meaninglessness of life, his son in prison (Tom Wood), a drug-addled daughter-in-law (Christine Dunford), a rebellious granddaughter (Jessica Biel), a new neighbor (Patricia Richardson) and a couple of thugs from Orlando (Steven Flynn and Dewey Weber). "Ulee’s Gold" (1997) is a slice-of-life Southern Gothic that could be mentioned in the same breath as “Ode t...