His pride cost him everything...
Story of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to prove to his kids that even with the death of his wife and the loss of his job that they can and will survive. After hitting brick wall after brick wall comes a glimmer of hope.
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Beau Bridges Bruce Davison Shelton Dane Jena Malone Alice Krige Allegra Denton Josef Sommer Frances McDormand Jeff Bridges Allegra Denton Dan Petronijevic Nick Johne Nicky Guadagni Liisa Repo-Martell Pixie Bigelow James Kidnie Brenda Bazinet Marvin Ishmael Kathryn Winslow Michael Caruana J.J. Evans Norma Clarke Brock Johnson Nadia Litz Ferne Downey Soo Garay Nathalie Tordjman-Goodfellow Athena Tordjman-Goodfellow Joe Pingue Michael Donaghue Kathryn Haggis Deborah Kirshenbaum William Colgate Michael Copeman Gil Garratt Herbie Barnes
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