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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: GAIAM AMERICAS
Salesrank: 33407
Released: July 21, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A Father s Choice is the unforgettable story of pain, the promise and the power of family. Following the tragic murder of their mother, 13-year old Kelly (Yvonne Zima) and her 10-year-old sister Chris (Michelle Trachtenberg) must leave the city to live with their estranged father Charlie Mac McClain (Peter Strauss), a free-spirited, ex-rodeo champ who lives in a tiny bunkhouse on a ranch located precisely in the middle of nowhere. And, while sorely unprepared for the sacrifice of fatherhood, Mac gives is his best shot is spite of intense hostility from the girls. With the help of a court-appointed counselor, Susan Shaw (Mary McDonnell), the fragile family narrowly navigates the emotional and heartfelt journey back toward one another.
A Father s Choice is a film that will inspire the entire family to love deeper and move closer toward one another.
A Fathers Choice Reviews:
A story for the times we live in 
2009-12-08 - I really enjoyed this movie - it's a modern tale of a marriage gone wrong and when the parents split up the father misses out on the joy of being an equal partner in the raising of his children. A word of caution, the scene at the start of the movie where the mother is brutally shot would be very disturbing for young children. I watched this with my ten year old niece and she was quite upset by it - particularly as the movie is based on a true story. Lovely to see the relationship develop between the two young girls and their estranged Dad and the realisation on the part of the girls that you don't need to live in a big house and have fancy clothes and gadgets to be happy!! Recommended.
a fathers choise 
2009-11-08 - excellent movie for the family. this is a movie you can watch over and over. worth buying
Great family movie
2009-10-30 - Been looking for this movie for a while. I'm so glad I can find these "hard to find" movies on Amazon. The whole family saw this a couple times before I decided to look for it. I should say it has to touch some place in the heart when two 20-something men/boys actually tell Mom to find it. It's really nice that there are still movies out there with no gunfire, excessive swearing and show some family togetherness. I liked how emotional distance is bridged as the two girls start to see their father through kinder eyes than through those of the bitter aunt and her family. Sure, some of both girls acting is immature, but the meanings and feelings do translate. I also love just about any movie that Mary McDonnell is in. Give this movie a hearty hurrah!
