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Prayers for Bobby TV

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Original title

Prayers for Bobby

Year

2009

Running time

89 min.

Country

United States

Director

Russell Mulcahy

Screenwriter

Katie Ford. Book: Leroy Aarons

Cast

Music

Christopher Ward

Cinematography

Thom Best

Producer

Lifetime, Once Upon a Time Films, Permut Productions, Sladek Taaffe Productions

Genre

Drama | Based on a true story. 1970s. Biography. Gay & Lesbian. Religion. Family Relationships. TV Movie

Synopsis

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons. Prayers for Bobby is the emotional true story about a 1970s religious suburban housewife and mother who struggles to accept her young son Bobby being gay. What happens to Bobby is tragic and causes Mary to question her faith; ultimately this mom changes her views in ways that she never could have imagined.

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Rankings Position

#83 Best LGTBIQ+ Productions
#107 Best Biopics/Biographical Movies

Awards: 2009: Nominada Golden Globe: Actress in una miniserie o Movie for TV (Weaver)

2009: Emmy: Nominated for Best TV Movie and Actress (Sigourney Weaver)

2009: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Actress in a TV Movie (Weaver)

2009: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Movie

2009: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Weaver)

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Critics' reviews

"Here's the obvious question: What is Sigourney Weaver doing in a Lifetime movie? Answer: Giving one heartrending performance."

Mark Perigard: Boston Herald
"The cast is just perfect -- not a missed beat. And Weaver? She puts in a performance that is right up there with her best work."

New York Post
"The problem here lies with wrapping that message inside a movie that has so little nuance it plays like a public service announcement."

David Hinckley: New York Daily News
"This is not a perfect movie, nor even a great one, but there are moments in it of absolute transcendency."

Baltimore Sun
"Overall, this represents one of Lifetime's finest moments, an original that soars above the network's typical overwrought dramatics."

Ray Richmond: The Hollywood Reporter
"It's a total tearjerker, with a powerhouse performance from Weaver."

The Guardian
"With heavy-handed symbolism adding further clutter, it's not until the heart-rending final act and Weaver's impassioned pleas that the film's events really hit home in the way they deserve."

Sloan Freer: Radio Times

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