Synopsis
Grace Is Gone (2007) is an American drama from director James C. Strouse, available to watch online on iFILM. A father of two learns his wife has been killed in the Iraq war, and he can't bring himself to tell their daughters.
Rather than say the words, Stanley (John Cusack) loads eight-year-old Dawn and twelve-year-old Heidi into the car and drives halfway across the country to a theme park they've always wanted to see. The journey becomes one long postponement; every mile buys him a little more time before the truth has to be spoken aloud. The girls sense something is off, yet read his silence as the same old reserve.
Cusack plays it almost wordless, all clenched jaw and held breath — one of his quietest performances. The film took the Audience Award at Sundance, and Clint Eastwood wrote its score. If you want a small, aching drama about grief that cannot find its voice, this one lands. Stream Grace Is Gone online on iFILM.
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