When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
Cast
Robert De Niro
Dwight Hansen
Ellen Barkin
Caroline Wolff Hansen
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobias Wolff
Chris Cooper
Roy
Eliza Dushku
Pearl
Jonah Blechman
Arthur Gayle
Kathy Kinney
Marian
Gerrit Graham
Mr. Howard
Carla Gugino
Norma
Zachary Ansley
Skipper
Tobey Maguire
Chuck Bolger
Tracey Ellis
Kathy
Robert Zameroski
Arch Cook
Travis MacDonald
Psycho
Morgan Brayton
Silver Sister #2
Frank C. Turner
Truck Driver
Sean Murray
Jimmy Voorhees
Crew
Michael Caton-Jones
Director
Robert Getchell
Screenplay
Tobias Wolff
Novel
Jim Clark
Editor
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Art Linson
Producer
Fitch Cady
Co-Producer
Stephen J. Lineweaver
Production Design
Rachel Abroms
Casting
Owens Hill
Casting
Richard Hornung
Costume Design
David Forrest
Makeup Artist
Ryan McCormick
Makeup Artist
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil
Makeup Artist
John Benson
Sound Effects Editor
Martin Maryska
Sound Effects Editor
Eric Potter
Sound Editor
Monique 'Nico' Salvato
Assistant Sound Editor
Chuck Finch
Chief Lighting Technician
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Jim Erickson
Set Decoration
Casey Grant
Unit Production Manager
Donald Hauer
Unit Production Manager
Sandy Cochrane
Art Direction
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