Life During Wartime
Original Title
Forgiveness- Director: Todd Solondz
- Writer: Todd Solondz
- Producer: Ken Bailey, Andrew Peterson, Elizabeth Redleaf, Mike S. Ryan, Mark Steele, Derrick Tseng, Christine K. Walker
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Separated from her incarcerated husband Bill (Hinds), Trish (Janney) is about to marry again. Bill is a pedophile, so Trish couldn't be more excited to have Harvey (Lerner), a "normal" father figure for her two sons. But when Bill is released from prison and the boys finally meet their future stepdad, the family is forced to decide whether to forgive or to forget. Trish's virginal, angelic sister Joy (Henderson), is also haunted by ghosts of lovers past. On leave from her degenerate husband Allen (Williams) and her job at a New Jersey correctional facility, Joy unwittingly leaves behind a trail of shame and exposed secrets wherever she goes. In one of the film's most stylized sequences, the image of Joy walking the dark streets of Miami in her nightgown maintains her innocence against a backdrop of self-affliction and desire.
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Cast & Characters
Shirley Henderson ... Joy
Michael Kenneth Williams ... Allen
Roslyn Ruff ... Waitress
Allison Janney ... Trish
Michael Lerner ... Harvey
Dylan Riley Snyder ... Timmy
Ciarán Hinds ... Bill
Renée Taylor ... Mona
Rebecca Chiles ... Hostess
Paul Reubens ... Andy
Emma Hinz ... Chloe
Charlotte Rampling ... Jacqueline
Gabriel Quilichini ... Waiter
Ally Sheedy ... Helen
Rich Pecci ... Mark
Gaby Hoffmann ... Wanda (as Gaby Hoffman)
Carmen Marie Colon Mejia ... Sarah
Fernando Samalot ... Eddie
Meng Ai ... Jesse
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette ... Billy (as Chris Marquette)
Susan Pages ... Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
Brian Tester ... Dave (uncredited)
Guillermo Valedon ... Bar Mitzvah Guy (uncredited)