Actress Lori "Tank Girl" Petty makes her directorial debut with "The Poker House", a new feature about a teenage girl trying to survive the circumstances of her life with dignity, humour, and basketball.
The film is in a limited theatrical release and will be out on DVD August 18.
Petty scripted "The Poker House" with writer David Alan Grier, as a true 'coming-of-age story' based on her own life.Premise follows 'Agnes' (Jennifer Lawrence) and her sisters 'Cammie' and 'Bee' as they grow up in a household run by their drug-addicted, prostitute mother 'Sarah' (Selma [i]"Hellboy"[/i] Blair), a pimp for a father figure and a home filled with gamblers, criminals and johns.
Agnes, who is 14, raises her sisters and manages the household while still keeping up with her schoolwork and basketball team.
Sneak Peek the trailer for "The Poker House"...
