Based on a true story by writer/ director Lori Petty, 'The Poker House' is set in a poor, small town in Iowa, circa 1976. This is a day-in-the life, coming-of-age story about a young Ms. Petty played by stunning newcomer, Jennifer Lawrence. She shares her life with her two little sisters, (Sophia Bairley and Chloe Grace Moretz) and their drug-addicted, abused mother (Selma Blair) living in, and with the power of a child's heart, surviving,'The Poker House'.

Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) Review

An ordinary day in young Agnes' life is anything but. With a strung-out mother, a pimp father figure and a home overrun by gamblers, thieves and johns, Agnes is simply trying to survive, along with her two younger sisters. Beautifully crafted and featuring breakout performances by a trio of young actresses, Lori Petty's directorial debut is at once frank and heartbreaking, lithe and hopeful. Eschewing predictability and indie tropes, Petty's film has at its heart the candid assertion that while the world can be cruel, good things can happen to people who need them.

Also starring co-screenwriter David Alan Grier, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyla Abercrumbie, and Clarke Peters.