Sins of the Father (2002 film)

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Sins of the Father
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Genre Crime drama
Based on"The Sins of the Father"
by Pamela Colloff
Written by John Pielmeier
Directed by Robert Dornhelm
Starring
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert Cooper
  • Tracey Alexander
ProducerFrank Siracusa
CinematographyDerick V. Underschultz
EditorVictor Du Bois
Running time93 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network FX
ReleaseJanuary 6, 2002 (2002-01-06)

Sins of the Father is a 2002 American crime drama television film directed by Robert Dornhelm and written by John Pielmeier. It is based on an article by Pamela Colloff published in the April 2000 issue of Texas Monthly , chronicling the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, in which four young African-American girls were killed while attending Sunday school. The victims were Addie Mae Collins, 14 yrs old; Denise McNair, 11 yrs old; Carole Robertson, 14 yrs old; and Cynthia Welsley, 14 yrs old. It was believed that there were 5 girls together in the church basement on that fateful day, but only one survived: young Sarah Collins, Addie Mae's younger sister. The bombing was racially motivated and carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan. The film was first aired on January 6, 2002 on FX.

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Plot

Tom Cherry (Tom Sizemore), a middle-aged man, has difficult decisions to make when the police reopen the investigation into the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama in which his father, Bobby Frank Cherry (Richard Jenkins), was involved. Now, Tom has to decide whether to protect his father or to turn him in and let justice finally be done.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Toronto. The cast includes Tom Sizemore, Richard Jenkins, Ving Rhames, Colm Feore, Jackie Richardson, Connor Price, Aaryn Doyle, Isys McKoy, Jessica Gray Charles, and Funmiola Lawson.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50% based on reviews from 6 critics. [1]

Andy Webb from "The Movie Scene" gave the film four out five stars and wrote: "What this all boils down to is that "Sins of the Father" is an extremely powerful movie which doesn't hold back when it comes to showing the racism of the 1960s and then building a modern drama around it with a son's conflict. It will be too brutal for some but it is worth it as it will shock and move you whilst also showing a trio of actors playing difficult roles extremely well." [2]

Accolades

Rhames was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Actor [3] and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Pielmeier's teleplay earned him nominations for the Humanitas Prize and the Writers Guild of America Award. [4] Sins of the Father was also nominated for an Artios Awards in the category of "Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week". The film was also nominated for a NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special". [5]

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References

  1. "Sins of The Father (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. Webb, Andy. "Sins of the Father (2002)". The Movie Scene. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. "Black Reel Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. "Writers Guild of America". IMDB. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. "Sins of the Father (2002 TV Movie) Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 26 June 2017.