Sentimental drama about fractured lives in small-town America, starring Aidan Quinn and Rachel Griffiths. Dedicated teacher Tom Guthrie faces a struggle to raise his difficult sons after being deserted by his mentally unstable wife. Meanwhile, Tom's colleague Maggie Jonas gives shelter to a pregnant native American girl who's been thrown out by her mother.
This is an earnest and deeply sentimentalised study of a Colorado prairie community, which ceaselessly embraces the true meaning of the word "family". In a quality cast, Aidan Quinn and Rachel Griffiths play the teachers whose private lives become touched by a tragedy. But not even a dark turn of events can deflect this TV movie's resolutely upbeat message.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Tom Guthrie | Aidan Quinn |
| Maggie Jonas | Rachel Griffiths |
| Victoria Roubideaux | America Ferrera |
| Raymond McPheron | Geoffrey Lewis |
| Harold McPheron | William Andrews |
| Ella Guthrie | Megan Follows |
| Russell Beckman | Zachery Ty Bryan |
| Bobby Guthrie | Cody Arens |
| Ike Guthrie | Mick Hazen |
| Iva Stearns | Marian Seldes |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Producer | Richard Pearce |
