A Little Prayer

A Little Prayer

5.7IMDb Score
Released:2025-08-29
Genre:Drama
Duration:91 min
Director:Angus MacLachlan
Actors:David Strathairn, Jane Levy, Dascha Polanco, Celia Weston, Anna Camp
Production:Gladness Partners, Remain Calm Productions

Overview:

A loving father grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers that his son is having an affair in a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family.

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