Prayers for Bobby (2009)
poster Prayers for Bobby
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Country:United States, 1h 30min

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Biography, Drama, Romance, Gay

Director(s):Russell Mulcahy

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 320

Storyline:
In "Prayers for Bobby," Mary Griffith (Sigourney Weaver) is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby (Ryan Kelley) confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learns about his secret. While Bobby's father (Henry Czerny) and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary believes God can cure him of what she considers his 'sin' and persuades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Desperate for his mother's approval, Bobby does what is asked of him, but through it all, the church's apparent disapproval of homosexuality causes him to grow increasingly withdrawn and depressed. Guilty over the pain he is causing Mary, Bobby moves away, yet hopes that some day his mother will accept him. His subsequent depression and self-loathing intensifies as he blames himself for not being the 'perfect' son and ...

Cast:

photo Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver Mary Griffith
photo Henry Czerny
Henry Czerny Robert Griffith
photo Ryan Kelley
Ryan Kelley Bobby Griffith
photo Austin Nichols
Austin Nichols Ed Griffith
photo Carly Schroeder
Carly Schroeder Joy Griffith

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: C:\Users\Rob\Videos\Gay Themed Movies\Prayers for Bobby (True Gay Movie).avi

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Unknown