When Cathy starts losing the most important people in her life, one by one, she blames her mother. She's not the only one scheming, however. Olivia knows Corinne's secrets, and she's not afraid to blurt them out she's also hatching a scheme to get Olivia out of her hair for good. But Corinne is comfortably ensconced at Foxworth Hall, married to her handsome new husband Bart (Dylan Bruce), her joy only slightly marred by the gloomy presence of her bedridden mother, Olivia ( Ellen Burstyn). Picking up a decade after the events of Flowers in the Attic, which ended with the Dollanganger children escaping their attic prison and abusive family, PETALS ON THE WIND opens with an adult Cathy ( Rose McIver) about to head to New York to pursue her dream of being a dancer, Christopher (Wyatt Nash) still longing for Cathy but working his way through medical school, and a miserable high-school-age Carrie ( Bailey Buntain), who feels lost at her snooty girls' school and desperately wishes she could reconnect with her cruel mother, Corinne ( Heather Graham). There are a few curse words, as well as many references to sex and sin, including very vulgar references to incest. There are other disturbing violent images, including the sudden death-by-suicide of one character (her body is shown no gore), and a woman being burnt to death in a bed as she screams.

A man beats his girlfriend during an intimate scene she stays with him and makes excuses for his violence. Characters also have adulterous sex on-screen, resulting in an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. There also are references to child molestation, including a scene wherein a character who is purportedly under 18 is fondled (the actor playing that character, Bailey Buntain, is over 20, and looks it). This movie loosely follows the plot and characterization of the book of the same name, so those who have read it know what viewers are in for: brother/sister incest, which in this film progresses to passionate on-screen make-out sessions and (implied) sex (with no nudity). Parents need to know that Petals on the Wind is a gothic thriller that's based on a book series about a perverse family.

Characters drink cocktails and beer at parties and in bars a man uses alcohol as an excuse for assaulting his girlfriend.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.

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