Grace Is Gone

(2007)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 159 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2007

Runtime: 85 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Jim Strouse

Cast: Джон Кьюсак, Алессандро Нивола, Gracie Bednarczyk, Shélan O'Keefe, Doug Dearth, Doug James, Emily Churchill, Ребекка Спенс, Jennifer Tyler, Susan Messing

Plot

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.

Stan Philipps's wife Grace is a sergeant with the U.S. Army. While she's posted to Iraq, the earnest Stan is home in Minnesota with their daughters, Heidi, 12, and Dawn, 8. He manages a home supply store. After morning visitors bring Stan news, he takes the girls for a car ride that turns into a spontaneous trip to Dawn's favorite place, a Florida amusement park. On the way, they stop at Stan's mother's house, where his brother is staying. Heidi is an insomniac, who tries to fathom her father's uncharacteristic behavior. Dawn is cheerfully unreflective. They have fun at the park. Stan summons his courage.