xt on , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁M anga we ka <0x0A> </s> ▁Come ▁A way ▁Home ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁American ▁family ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Doug ▁Mc Ke on , ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Stephen ▁Zak man , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁Robert ▁D . ▁Sl ane . ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Jordan - Cla ire ▁Green ▁as ▁An nie ▁L amm , ▁Le a ▁Thompson ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Gib son ▁as ▁her ▁parents , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Do ole y ▁as ▁her ▁grand father . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁DVD ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁While ▁she ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁spend ▁her ▁summer ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁An nie ▁L amm ' s ▁( J ord an - Cla ire ▁Green ) ▁parents ▁Carol ▁( Le a ▁Thompson ) ▁and ▁Gary ▁( Th omas ▁Gib son ) ▁force ▁her ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁summer ▁with ▁her ▁grand father ▁Donald ▁( Paul ▁Do ole y ) ▁in ▁Hil ton ▁Head , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁She ▁h ates ▁being ▁forced ▁and ▁thinks ▁her ▁summer ▁is ▁ru ined , ▁but ▁after ▁her ▁effort ▁to ▁s ne ak ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁st ym ied , ▁and ▁after ▁nearly ▁d row ning ▁in ▁his ▁r ick ety ▁old ▁boat ▁and ▁then ▁being ▁res cu ed ,