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Prayers for Bobby, 2009

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Dan Butler

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy

Written by: Katie Ford, Leroy Aarons

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Runtime: 120 min

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Rating:8.0

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Prayers for Bobby can be described as emotional, sentimental, and sincere. The plot revolves around coming out, family life, and teenage life. The main genre is drama. In approach, Prayers for Bobby is serious and realistic. It is located in San Francisco. It takes place in contemporary times. Prayers for Bobby is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book.

Summary of Prayers for Bobby

In "Prayers for Bobby," Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learns about his secret. While Bobby's father and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary believes God can cure him of what she considers his 'sin' and persuades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Desperate for his mother's approval, Bobby does what is asked of him, but through it all, the church's apparent disapproval of homosexuality causes him to grow increasingly withdrawn and depressed. Guilty over the pain he is causing Mary, Bobby moves away, yet hopes that some day his mother will accept him. His subsequent depression and self-loathing intensifies as he blames himself for not being the 'perfect' son and is driven to suicide. Faced with their tragedy, Mary begins to question her faith when she receives no answers from her pastor concerning her devastating loss. Through her long and emotional journey, Mary slowly reaches out to the gay community and discovers unexpected support from a very unlikely source. The film is based on the 1995 Leroy Aarons book of the same name.

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Release date:	21 January 2009
Runtime:	120 min

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Sigourney Weaver

as Mary Griffith

Henry Czerny

as Robert Griffith

Ryan Kelley

as Bobby Griffith

Dan Butler

as Reverend Whitsell

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A touching story, but nothing special

I personally found this film a bit two-dimensional and too quickly paced in its telling, and because of that it came off as cheesy. Despite that, Mary Griffith's speech at the end moved me to tears. Read and rate it

11.December.2011
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by: Craig
Craig rated this movie4/10Disappointing

The single most moving film I have ever watched

I am not an overly emotional type, however Prayers for Bobby had me entirely taken off my feet. The way that each and every emotion was portrayed was genuinely spectacular on the part of the cast. In a way this film did so much more to include the... Read and rate it

14.November.2011
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by: Mike Judd
Mike Judd rated this movie10/10Must See

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