VIRGINIA (
Jennifer Connelly), is a charming, vibrant, and well...completely psychologically disturbed mother of EMMETT (
Harrison Gilbertson), the sweetest illegitimate 16-year-old boy a mom could ask for. She has been entangled in a secret 20-year love affair with RICHARD TIPTON (
Ed Harris), a highly visible, local Mormon Sheriff running for a seat on the state senate. Both Virginia and Tipton have their own pasts to protect... a situation that quickly escalates when Emmett becomes focused on a romantic relationship with Tipton's daughter, JESSIE (
Emma Roberts). The film also stars academy award nominee Amy Madigan as Tipton's wife, ROSEANNA, and Toby Jones as MAX.
Release Date: TBA 2010
Director: Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter: Dustin Lance Black
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Emma Roberts, Ed Harris, Carrie Preston, Amy Madigan, Alex Frost
