Release Date | 1996-12-15 |
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Runtime | 110 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Len Cariou, Julia McIlvaine, Kevin Isola |
Directors | Arthur Allan Seidelman, Robert Inman, Van Dyke Parks, Lynn Kressel, Neil Roach |
Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts the family faces as a result of their decision.