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"Sometimes the greatest love is letting go."

2009 1h 40m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 64

Drama

Synopsis

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Rip Porter is sentenced to seven years in prison for beating his wife, Wendy. When he is released, he discovers that Wendy gave up their child, and the privileged Campbell family adopted him. The two families are soon in a legal battle for the child they both love.

“Sometimes the greatest love is letting go.”

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Cast

Mira Sorvino
Wendy Porter
Barry Pepper
Rip Porter
Cole Hauser
Jack Campbell
Kate Levering
Molly Campbell
Maxwell Perry Cotton
Joey Campbell
L. Scott Caldwell
Allyson Bower
Abby Brammell
Beth Norton
Kirk B.R. Woller
Bill Norton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Gunn
Writers: Michael Lachance, Stephen J. Rivele
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jon Gunn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper and Cole Hauser carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the greatest love is letting go.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0981042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jon Gunn directs. Jon Gunn cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 17 years ago.
4Editor Jon Gunn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper and Cole Hauser carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the greatest love is letting go.".
7IMDB entry: tt0981042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.