Directed by:
Jim AbrahamsCinematography:
Pierre LetarteComposer:
Hummie MannCast:
Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Allison Janney, Margo Martindale, Oni Faida Lampley, Leo Burmester, Mairon Bennett, Kyra Harper, Ingrid Veninger (more)Plots(1)
Plunged into emotional and financial hardship, a devoted mother (Streep), a hardworking father (Ward) and the rest of this close-knit family face a decision that will change their lives forever. As time and options begin to run out, they must find the courage to overcome incredible odds. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Meryl Streep](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049824_5b5d42.jpg)
Meryl Streep
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
![Fred Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267428_602de2.jpg)
Fred Ward
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
![Seth Adkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272099_d8c14f.jpg)
Seth Adkins
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
This Must Be the Place (2011)
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
![Allison Janney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/316/164316270_ac0840.jpg)
Allison Janney
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
The Help (2011)
Finding Nemo (2003)
![Margo Martindale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/063/167063620_78c7e8.jpg)
Margo Martindale
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
The Hours (2002)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
![Leo Burmester](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273929_c7d04f.jpg)
Leo Burmester
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Mairon Bennett
Canada
Best movies:
Gossip (2000)
...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV movie)
After the Harvest (2001) (TV movie)
Kyra Harper
Canada
Best movies:
Gracie's Choice (2004) (TV movie)
To Die For (1995)
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000) (TV movie)
Ingrid Veninger
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hockey Night (1984) (TV movie)
Out of the Ashes (2003) (TV movie)
Within These Walls (2001) (TV movie)
Marcia Bennett
Best movies:
The Hurricane (1999)
The Wool Cap (2004) (TV movie)
Red (2008)
![Tom Butler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792722_357b34.jpg)
Tom Butler
Canada
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
The X-Files – File 4: Colony (1995) (video compilation)
Miracle (2004)
![Sean McCann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/066/037/66037458_c3425a.jpg)
Sean McCann
Canada
Best movies:
Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV movie)
Miracle (2004)
Crazy Moon (1987)
![Lynne Griffin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/408/165408667_c5285d.jpg)
Lynne Griffin
Canada
Best movies:
The Heavenly Kid (1985)
The Murdoch Mysteries (2004) (series)
Storm of the Century (1999) (series)
Jennifer Podemski
Canada
Best movies:
Dance Me Outside (1994)
Fugitive Pieces (2007)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Lorna Wilson
Best movies:
Grey Gardens (2009) (TV movie)
...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV movie)
The Gathering (2007) (series)
Philip Akin
Jamaica
Best movies:
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Liar, Liar (1993) (TV movie)
The Judge (2001) (TV movie)
Ann Holloway
UK
Best movies:
The Hurricane (1999)
The Story of Luke (2012)
Common Ground (2000) (TV movie)
Michael Yarmush
USA
Best movies:
Losing Chase (1996) (TV movie)
...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV movie)
Little Men (1998)