Overview

Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip, all the while searching for the right time and place to tell them about their mother's fate.

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Awards
Won The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (2007) and the Sundance Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic (2007)
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Setting
Set in Chicago
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Music
Music by Clint Eastwood
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jean-Louis Bompoint
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Details

Director: Jim Strouse
Writer: Jim StrouseScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: December 7, 2007
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Production

Benedek Films
Plum Pictures

Cast

John CusackStanley Philipps
Alessandro NivolaJohn Philipps
Gracie BednarczykDawn Philipps
Shélan O'KeefeHeidi Philipps
Doug DearthCaptain Riggs
Doug JamesChaplain Johnson
Emily ChurchillFirst Woman
Rebecca SpenceSecond Woman
Jennifer TylerThird Woman
Susan MessingFourth Woman
Marisa TomeiWoman at Pool
Zachary GrayBoy at Pool
Penny SlusherEar Piercer
Dana Lynne GilhooleyGrace Phillips
Mary Kay PlaceWoman at Funeral
Katie HonakerVoice of Grace Phillips (voice)