23 Aug 2024
Ababooned
Set in the Faubourg à mélasse district of Montreal, Quebec, in the 1950s, the film centres on a conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and a young team of baseball players.
Where Hope Grows
An unexpected journey. An unexpected friendship.
Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
Top Billed Cast
Danica McKellar Susan Malcolm
William Zabka Milton Malcolm
Kerr Smith Mitch Minniear
McKaley Miller Katie Campbell
Kristoffer Polaha Calvin Campbell
Brooke Burns Amy Boone
David DeSanctis Produce
Michael Grant Colt
Clyde Jones Dexter
Alan Powell Franklin
Drew Cash Eric
J. Teddy Garces Doctor Jones
Chase Anderson Jackson
Sonya Thaper Nurse Meera
Michelle J. Fine Nurse Kristen
Robert Johnson Mr. Beam
Brandon Stewart Alcoholic (uncredited)
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