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Wayward Son (1999)
Director: Randall Harris
Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Pete Postlethwaite, Patricia Clarkson, Vinessa Shaw
Runtime96 min
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Former fashion photographer Randall Harris debuts with this gritty drama about justice and redemption in rural Georgia during the Great Depression. Jesse Banks Rhodes (Harry Connick, Jr.) is suddenly and inexplicably released from jail after serving part of a life sentence on a trumped up charge for murder. He heads back for Georgia to reclaim his life and finds himself staying with farmer Ben Alexander (Pete Postlethwaite). Initially, Ben's family is mistrustful of the ex-con, but slowly they begin to warm to him, particularly Ben's fragile daughter Wesley (Patricia Clarkson). After witnessing the murder of a black worker at the hands of his drunken white racist boss, Jesse vows to make things right.
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Wayward Son, the 1999 drama directed by Randall Harris, offers a gritty and compelling exploration of justice and redemption in the rural South during the Great Depression. The film features standout performances, particularly by Harry Connick Jr. as the wrongly imprisoned man seeking to reclaim his life, which add depth and nuance to the story's themes of prejudice, forgiveness, and the human capacity for change.
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Wayward Son is a 1999 American drama film directed by Randall Harris and starring Harry Connick, Jr. and Pete Postlethwaite. The screenplay concerns justice and redemption in rural Georgia during the Great Depression.
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