Storyline

Graham Holt is a lonely middle-aged man who runs a postal substation in a small village in England. He decides to adopt a son. James is the troubled youth he gets with the assistance of social worker Debbie. James has been in an orphanage for years since his mother committed suicide. He adores his outlaw father John, sent to prison not long after the mother's death. Can James learn to love Graham? Can Graham settle for being second best?—Reid Gagle

Plot Keywords

single father, child, social worker, neighbor, uncle, prisoner, tense, powerful, emotional, wales, camp, prison, house, adoption, father/son relationship, aids, parenthood, transformation, love, 1990s

Short Review

[Director Chris Menges] has taken a small, quiet subject, and handled it delicately, much aided by William Hurt.

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