USA,
2007, 85 min
Directed by:
Jim StrouseScreenplay:
Jim StrouseCinematography:
Jean-Louis BompointComposer:
Clint EastwoodCast:
John Cusack, Shélan O'Keefe, Gracie Bednarczyk, Alessandro Nivola, Mary Kay Place, Marisa Tomei, Nathan Adloff, Doug Dearth, Rebecca Spence, Shane Hartline (more)Plots(1)
Stanley Philips (John Cusack), a sad, disconnected man unable to tell his young daughters their mother, a soldier, has died in Iraq. Instead, he takes the girls on a road trip, where their innocent charm helps him rediscover a healing joy he thought he'd lost forever. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 2008 - Clint Eastwood (Best Original Score)
- 2008 - Clint Eastwood (Best Original Song)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2008 - Clint Eastwood (Best Composer)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2007 - Jim Strouse (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic)
- 2007 - Jim Strouse (Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic)
- 2007 - Jim Strouse (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)