Desc: Beautifully Cruel: Directed by Tony Picciotti. With Helene Alam, Morgan Kirner, Jay Zimmerman. Beth Nimball's life was over before it began. Her mother died at childbirth and her father, Jack, took refuge inside a liquor bottle. Beth learned to cover his mistakes and overlook his behavior. She loved her father but all the devotion in the world wouldn't allow the 14 year-old to produce the one think she needed most - how to survive.