Surrender, Dorothy

Jan 1, 2006

1h 27m

★ 5.1

The hardest part is letting go.

Overview

When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.

Genres

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

Production Companies

Stu Segall Productions

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Cast

Natalie Swerdlow

Diane Keaton

Adam

Tom Everett Scott

Sara

Alexa Davalos

Maddy

Lauren German

Peter

Josh Hopkins

Shawn

Chris Pine

Mel

Peter Riegert

Mrs. Moyles

Marnie Crossen

Bearded Lady

Myra McWethy

Harvey

Roy Werner

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