Ended on 3/18/2010
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PRODIGAL SONS -
(unrated)
2010 - USA - English - 86 minutes - First Run Features
Directed by: Kimberly Reed
Featuring: Kimberly Reed, Carol McKerrow, Marc McKerrow
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 Filmmaker Kimberly Reed dives headfirst into an unflinching portrait of her family that is absolutely engrossing and marks her coming-out, in more ways than one. Returning home to a small town in Montana for her high school reunion, Reed hopes for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along the way PRODIGAL SONS uncovers stunning revelations, including a blood relationship with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender.
Reed's rare access delicately reveals not only the family's most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field, from deaths to births. Kim Reed’s compassionate vérité style of filmmaking captures the lives of her family in such an organic way that their exceptional and challenging stories puncture the surface of our expectations. Questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma and family love are effortlessly explored as the subjects freely open up their lives to the camera.
Raw, emotional and provocative, PRODIGAL SONS offers a moving, illuminating examination of one family’s struggle to come to terms with its past and present. It's sure to open both your mind and your heart.
"PRODIGAL SONS galvanized audiences...this film will fascinate inquisitive viewers on multiple levels."
-Todd McCarthy, Variety
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Users Comments
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by : BR of Lewes |
Date Added: 1/23/2010 12:45:45 PM  report this post |
I saw this in November and found it compelling. It paints a refreshing picture of a very grounded lesbian who came to that orientation through gender change. She uses the format to showcase the very personal and tragic family struggle to deal with unpredictable behavior manifested from traumatic brain injury. Highly recommended.
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by : Oberkorn |
Date Added: 2/19/2010 10:05:25 AM report this post |
All I can say is go see this film in theaters while you can. You've never seen a story like this before.
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by : Gary |
Date Added: 2/19/2010 11:49:20 AMreport this post |
THIS MOVIE IS AMAZING. I WAS BLOWN AWAY AND FOUND MYSELF EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED. GO SEE IT. I WILL BE THERE, SEEING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME.
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by : will |
Date Added: 2/19/2010 11:50:08 AM report this post |
The trailer is amazing and doesn't even do the movie justice. GO see it!
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by : Melinda |
Date Added: 2/19/2010 11:51:03 AMreport this post |
Very emotionally compelling movie. I will be seeing it again.
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by : Nick |
Date Added: 2/19/2010 11:51:34 AMreport this post |
Awesome Movie. Helped me forget about my divorce for two hours.
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by : Jason |
Date Added: 2/19/2010 11:52:04 AMreport this post |
Best documentary I have seen in a long time about a wide range of issues.
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by : Stella Godfrey |
Date Added: 2/19/2010 5:59:36 PMreport this post |
This film is incredible. The fact that the director is transgender has been really played up in the press and while this is part of the film, the heart of the movie really is watching the family deal with the mental illness of the director's brother. It is beautiful to see them pull together to help the brother and also learn that to continue helping him they must stay healthy themselves. This is truly a film about family values. Very touching and heartwarming - sort of like Home For The Holidays, but real.
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by : Reed Cowan |
Date Added: 2/20/2010 8:59:11 PMreport this post |
Brilliant film making. Bold truth-telling that in the end calls for the liberation of the spirit and the perserverance of a family to remain true regardless of circumstance. I love this film. Reed Cowan, DIRECTOR 8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION
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by : Ann |
Date Added: 2/26/2010 12:40:33 PMreport this post |
An amazing piece of cinema...Director Kimberly Reed takes us where few directors have gone before. Gripping.
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by : J. Moore |
Date Added: 2/26/2010 7:58:37 PMreport this post |
To see this story unfold on the screen, was a powerful experience. I also have known the family for many years and knew the stories all too well. But to see and feel the struggle, hopes and fears of these amazing friends was surprisingly touching. Such love, such courage and such strength...
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by : Edmund Eng |
Date Added: 2/28/2010 4:42:41 PMreport this post |
Support this Indie film. Evokes powerful insights into relationship to oneself and the world. A documentary that we wish we had the courage to make!
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by : BikerDude13 |
Date Added: 9/2/2010 10:24:54 AMreport this post |
What an amazing story...! One of the best docs I've ever seen.
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by : Kristen Coates |
Date Added: 9/2/2010 10:50:38 AMreport this post |
Amazing film.
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by : ck dexter haven |
Date Added: 9/2/2010 11:59:20 AMreport this post |
See this film! 5 Stars! So many twists and turns!
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by : raindog212 |
Date Added: 9/2/2010 12:13:23 PMreport this post |
Wonderful film! The trials and tribulations of Kimberly and her family are engrossing, touching, funny and overall just inspiring. Bravo to the family for their compassion and bravery!
and CK Dexter Haven...LOVE the name! One of the BEST films ever!
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by : George Pelham |
Date Added: 9/2/2010 9:39:22 PMreport this post |
Saw it at Outfest in Los Angeles October. Great Great film. Let me know if it's ever back in Souther California.
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by : Jessica |
Date Added: 10/2/2010 12:35:52 AMreport this post |
This is an absolutely beautiful move. The women in this movie are brave and graceful. Life is a journey and it was a wonderful gift for Kimberly to share hers with the world.
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by : Kate Huh |
Date Added: 10/2/2010 6:12:21 PMreport this post |
Visually & emotionally stunning! One of the most moving documentaries I've ever seen.
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by : Marci B |
Date Added: 10/2/2010 6:26:58 PMreport this post |
I saw this film at last year's Denver international film festival. It shows raw emotion of unbelievable proportions and tells the transgender story from many angles, especially familial. It is courageous and beautiful and absolutely shocking.
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by : tracey |
Date Added: 11/2/2010 4:19:03 PMreport this post |
i saw this at the SF GLBT film fest.
blew me away great!
what a wonderful film!!
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by : Ken & Kathy Williams |
Date Added: 12/2/2010 11:09:43 PMreport this post |
Awsome! Saw the film in Seattle; and, as old friends of the McKerrows in Helena, we were just thrilled! Everyone needs to view this film to identify feelings perhaps latent within themselves.
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Comments:
22
Lowest vote: 3 Highest
vote: 5 |
Average Score: 4.8 out of 5 |
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