Grace is Gone

Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Release Date: 2007-12-07

Starring: Nathan Adloff, Gracie Bednarczyk, Heather O. Craig, John Cusack, Doug Dearth, Michael Thomas Dunn

Directed by John C. Strouse
Produced by John Cusack, Grace Loh, Galt Niderhoffer, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Written by James C. Strause

There was a time when Stanley Phillips (John Cusack) could see his entire life clearly. He dreamed of patriotic service and was destined for a military career. He came close to that dream until it was cut short simply because of his poor eyesight. Now he’s serving customers at a home supply store while his Sergeant wife is fighting in Iraq.
Equally as awkward at home as he is at work, he’s raising Heidi, their twelve-year-old daughter and her 8-year-old sister Dawn. Although a loving father, Stanley is unable to conform to a more affectionate role and the girls miss their mother deeply.
While tolerating his job and stumbling through parenting he is abruptly awakened when tragedy strikes. Ill prepared to deal with it himself, he is at a complete loss contemplating how to tell his children. Desperate to delay telling the children they embark on a spontaneous road trip. Grasping to give them their last moments of innocence, Stanley reveals a softer side as they travel to Dawn’s chosen destination – Enchanted Gardens Theme Park.