Directed by
Peter Hedges
Produced by
Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Teddy Schwarzman, Peter Hedges
Written by
Peter Hedges
Featuring
Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton
2018 | English | USA
On Christmas Eve, the Burns family is stunned by the unexpected arrival of their son Ben (Academy Award® nominee Lucas Hedges), returning home for the first time after entering rehab for opioid addiction. His mother Holly (Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts) is quick to eagerly welcome her son in, while the rest of the family are more skeptical of the reasons for his surprise return. As Ben is torn between proving his sobriety and falling into his old ways, Roberts perfectly portrays a mother struggling with her own warring instincts in this affecting look at one family’s struggle with a national epidemic.
