Directed by:
Christopher LeitchCinematography:
Ron OrieuxComposer:
Charles BernsteinCast:
Dean McDermott, William Devane, Meredith Baxter, Aaron Ashmore, Reagan Pasternak, Vladimir Jon Cubrt, Mung-Ling Tsui, Jonathan Whittaker, Kevin Dennis (more)VOD (1)
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In the small American town of New Chatham, Christmas is approaching for the Boyajian family. But father George (William Devane), mother Carol (Meredith Baxter), and their daughter, Jean (Reagan Pasternak), have lost the desire to celebrate. Immersed in grief since the death of their son on Christmas Eve 1991, in the Persian Gulf War, George and Carol have forgone the familial comfort and pleasures of the holidays. But this year, George's annual visit to his son's grave has renewed faith in a heartsick father. Splitting logs for a Yule fire and retrieving old ornaments from the attic, George is determined to bring his family together. His wish comes true in ways none of them could have anticipated. It begins when George picks up a young man named Matthew (Dean McDermott), a hitchhiker presumably without a place to stay. Accepting the generous invitation to spend the night at George's house, Matthew also agrees to a well-intentioned charade: to pretend, for Carol's sake, that he knew their beloved son in the war. But once inside the warmth of the Boyajian home, settled around a festively decorated tree, Matthew has a few surprises in store for all of them--ones that will renew their faith in each other and in the extraordinary miracles of Christmas. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dean McDermott
Canada
Best movies:
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001) (TV movie)
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William Devane
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Meredith Baxter
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Ben (1972)
Little Women (1978) (TV movie)
Aaron Ashmore
Canada
Best movies:
Get Down (2001)
The Safety of Objects (2001)
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Reagan Pasternak
Canada
Best movies:
Boss of Bosses (2001) (TV movie)
Breach (2007)
Just Buried (2007)
Vladimir Jon Cubrt
Best movies:
Kodachrome (2017)
Hollywoodland (2006)
Stockholm (2018)
Mung-Ling Tsui
China
Best movies:
And Never Let Her Go (2001) (TV movie)
The Sentinel (2006)
The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl (2000) (TV movie)
Jonathan Whittaker
Best movies:
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My Daughter's Secret Life (2001) (TV movie)
Chicago (2002)
Kevin Dennis
Canada
Best movies:
Fireheart (2022)
8-Bit Christmas (2021)
A Christmas Visitor (2002) (TV movie)
Richard Blackburn
Best movies:
The Company (2007) (series)
The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) (TV movie)
The Judge (2001) (TV movie)