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UNITED STATES · 1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

Jon Avnet
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Synopsis

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.

Year1991
CountryUnited States
DirectorJon Avnet
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