Prayers for Bobby (TV)
2009 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
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.
Direction Russell Mulcahy
Cast Sigourney Weaver · Ryan Kelley · Austin Nichols · Carly Schroeder · Henry Czerny · Scott Bailey · Rebecca Louise Miller · Susan Ruttan · Lee Garlington · Dan Butler
Soundtrack Christopher Ward
Screenplay Katie Ford · Leroy Aarons
Cinematography Thom Best
Original title Prayers for Bobby (TV)
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