The amazing true story of a mother torn between her loyalties challenged by her faith and moved by a tragedy that would change her life and the lives of others forever. Bobby Griffith (Ryan Kelly Smallville) was his mother's favourite son the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of - much less understood - Bobby finally came out to his family. Despite the tentative support of his father two sisters and older brother Bobby's mother Mary... (Golden Globe winner Sigourney Weaver Working Girl) turned to the fundamentalist teachings of her church to rescue her son from what she felt was an irredeemable sin. As Mary came closer to the realization that Bobby could not be 'healed ' she rejected him denying him a mother's unconditional love and driving her favourite son to suicide. Anguished over Bobby's death Mary finds little solace in her son's poignant diaries revelations of a troubled boy fighting for the love of his mother and God. Finding it difficult to reconcile her feelings of guilt her conflicted emotions over religious teachings and her struggles with understanding her son's orientation Mary finally and unexpectedly reaches out to the gay community as a source of inspiration and consolation. For Mary Griffith it's the beginning of a long and emotional journey that extended beyond acceptance to her viable role a vocal advocate for gay and lesbian youth. In 1996 twelve years after Bobby's death she was invited to address the Congress of the United States establishing her as a major force in the fight for human rights. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. The amazing true story of a mother torn between her loyalties, challenged by her faith, and moved by a tragedy that would change her life, and the lives of others, forever. Bobby Griffith (Ryan Kelly, Smallville) was his mother s favourite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of much less understood Bobby finally came out to his family. Despite the tentative support of his father, two sisters, and older brother, Bobby s mother, Mary (Golden Globe winner Sigourney Weaver, Working Girl), turned to the fundamentalist teachings of her church to rescue her son from what she felt was an irredeemable sin. As Mary came closer to the realization that Bobby could not be healed, she rejected him, denying him a mother s unconditional love, and driving her favourite son to suicide. Anguished over Bobby s death, Mary finds little solace in her son s poignant diaries, revelations of a troubled boy fighting for the love of his mother and God. Finding it difficult to reconcile her feelings of guilt, her conflicted emotions over religious teachings, and her struggles with understanding her son s orientation, Mary finally, and unexpectedly, reaches out to the gay community as a source of inspiration and consolation. For Mary Griffith, it s the beginning of a long and emotional journey that extended beyond acceptance to her viable role a vocal advocate for gay and lesbian youth. In 1996, twelve years after Bobby s death, she was invited to address the Congress of the United States, establishing her as a major force in the fight for human rights.
Sigourney Weaver stars in this made-for-TV drama as a mother trying to come to terms with her son's sexuality. Mary Griffith is a Christian who is devoted to following her church's rigid interpretation of the Bible. When Mary learns that her son Bobby (Ryan Kelley) is gay she refuses to accept his homosexuality and believes that through psychiatry and religion he can be 'cured'. At first Bobby goes along with his mother's plan but he soon becomes deeply depressed and eventually commits suicide. In the aftermath of his death, Mary begins to question her faith. Will she finally be able to accept her son for who he was?
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