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Title: A tension filled drama of realistic proportion
Review: Andre's mother is, as Cal Porter (Andre's life partner played by Richard Thomas)says - inimitable. She is fiercely afraid to face the realities of having a gay son who has lived a happy and fulfilled life. Even in his death, she remains stoic, cold and removed. As the story unravels, so too, does her heart. With the influences of Cal, her own mother and even a few strangers, Andre's mother (brilliantly portrayed by Sada Thompson) comes to know the beauty her son shared with those in his life and the measure of love he received. She also has to choose whether to ultimately face the realities that need facing - a son lost forever, a son-in-law with whom she could build a loving relationship and a newfound broadmindedness. A touching, beguiling and pertinent film.
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