Based on the critically acclaimed novel
of the same name by John Burnham Schwartz, this is the
compelling new dramatic thriller from two-time Academy
Award-nominated writer/director Terry George (“Hotel
Rwanda”). A tale of anger, revenge, and great courage, the
film follows two fathers as their families and lives
converge. On a warm September evening, college professor
Ethan Learner (two-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin
Phoenix), his wife Grace (Academy Award winner Jennifer
Connelly), and their daughter Emma (Elle Fanning) are
attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh (Sean
Curley) is playing cello – beautifully, as usual. His
younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of
their son. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station
on Reservation Road . There, in one terrible instant, he is
taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law
associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) and his 11-year-old son
Lucas (Eddie Alderson) are attending a baseball game. Their
favorite team, the Red Sox, is playing – and, hopefully,
heading for the World Series. Dwight cherishes his time
spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife,
Lucas’ mother Ruth Wheldon (Academy Award winner Mira
Sorvino), Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at
Reservation Road . The accident happens so fast that Lucas
is all but unaware, while Ethan – the only witness – is all
too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are
called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy,
both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and Emma.
As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the
hardest choices of their lives.
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