''Carolina Moon'' is a 2007 American

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directed by Stephen Tolkin and starring

Claire Forlani Claire Antonia Forlani (born 17 December 1971) is an English actress. She became known in the mid-1990s for her leading role in the film ''Mallrats'', and in the Jean-Michel Basquiat 1996 biopic, ''Basquiat''. In 1998, she achieved wide recog ...

and

Oliver Hudson Oliver Rutledge Hudson (born September 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Adam Rhodes in the CBS comedy series ''Rules of Engagement'' (2007–2013), Jeff Fordham on the ABC musical drama series ''Nashville'' (2013–2015 ...

. Based on the 2000

Nora Roberts Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the ''in Death'' series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publication ...

novel '' Carolina Moon'', the film is about a woman with psychic visions who returns to her hometown to exorcise her demons and finds both danger and love. ''Carolina Moon'' is part of the Nora Roberts 2007 movie collection, which also includes ''

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'', '' Blue Smoke'', and ''

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''. The movie debuted February 19, 2007 on

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Plot

Young Tory Bodeen (Forlani) is blessed - or maybe cursed - with

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. Her childhood best friend, Hope, is murdered and she leaves town. Years later she returns to open a retail store. Tory's father, an abusive religious fanatic and ex-con remains the prime suspect in the unsolved

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. Her mother is a weak enabler, believing her husband is a good man, and that Tory is evil due to her

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abilities. As the anniversary of Hope's death approaches, Tory resolves to face her demons, with the help of her childhood friends—Tory's cousin Wade (Willett), Hope's twin sister Faith (Davis), and the twins' older brother Cade (Hudson), who realizes his childhood crush on Tory hasn't ended. Will her friends be enough to save Tory?

Cast

as Victoria 'Tory' Bodeen *

as Cade Lavelle *

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as Faith Lavelle *

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as Dwight Collier *

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as Wade Mooney *

Jacqueline Bisset Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset ( ; born 13 September 1944) is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in '' The Detective'', ''Bullitt'', and ''The Sweet Ride'', for which she rec ...

as Margaret Lavelle *

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as Han Bodeen * Greg Lawson as Police Chief Carl Russ *

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as Young Tory Bodeen *

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as Young Cade Lavelle *

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as Young Faith Lavelle/Hope Lavalle *

Taison Gelinas Taison Barcellos Freda (born 13 January 1988), simply known as Taison, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League club PAOK. Club career Internacional Taison started his career with Brazil ...

as Young Dwight Collier *

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as Young Wade Mooney

Production

The film was executive produced by Stephanie Germain and

Peter Guber Howard Peter Guber (born March 1, 1942) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, educator, and author. He is chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment. Guber's most recent films from Mandalay Entertainment include '' The Kids Are All ...

, who also 'e.p.-ed' seven other Roberts films for Lifetime in 2007 and 2009.

References

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