A Map of the World

School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.

Cast

Sigourney Weaver

as Alice Goodwin

Julianne Moore

as Theresa Collins

David Strathairn

as Howard Goodwin

Arliss Howard

as Paul Reverdy

Chloë Sevigny

as Carole Mackessy

Sara Rue

as Debbie

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

as Dyshett

Nicole Ari Parker

as Sherry

Bruklin Harris

as Lynelle

Lisa Emery

as Susan Durkin

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