Citizen Ruth (1996)

A Check for $15,000

Ruth (Laura Dern) freaks out when Dr. Rollins (Kenneth Mars) offers her $15,000 to have her baby.

Directed by Alexander Payne.

© Miramax Films 2012

Released in 1996 by Miramax Films.

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