Reconciliation

Sep 30, 2009

1h 41m

★ 4.4

Overview

RECONCILIATION is a groundbreaking, provocative story about an estranged father and son struggling to overcome the heartbreaking consequences of their past. Grant Taylor (Eric Nenninger) has been troubled by intense childhood memories ever since his wife, Sara (Chelsey Crisp), gave him the exciting news..."You are going to be a dad!" As fatherhood nears, Grant privately wrestles with his embarrassment and anger toward his own father. His memories come to a head when Sara receives a call informing them that Grant's dad, Jeff (Jack Maxwell), is terminally ill and his last wish is to see his son. With Sara's encouragement, Grant reluctantly goes to see the man he disowned at his 10th birthday party, when he found out his father was gay. At the hospice, father and son confront the past as they come face to face for the first time in 16 years. Will Grant forgive his father for abandoning their family...

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Cast

Grant Taylor

Eric Nenninger

Sara Taylor

Chelsey Crisp

Jeff McDowell

Jack Maxwell

Son Walking with Father

Eric Unger

10 Year Old Grant

Dylan Sprayberry

Angela

Nayo Wallace

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