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SYNOPSIS:
Doug
Riley and his wife Lois have been living a half life since
their daughter Emily was killed eight years ago. Doug has
coped by having an affair with Vivian, a waitress. Lois has
struggled, harbouring a secret and devastating sense of guilt
for her daughter's death. She has withdrawn into herself and
hides a away from the outside world.
When Vivian dies, Doug is lost. On a business trip to Baton
Rouge he finds himself at a crossroads. And in a strip club.
A 16 year old lap dancer Mallory offers him ‘extras' in a
private room. He declines but accompanies her home to her
run down apartment and makes his own proposition. Doug rings
Lois and tells her he isn't coming home.
Helpless on her own, Lois, a woman previously unable to make
it 20 yards to the mailbox, realises that she will have to
take drastic action if she is to save her marriage. For the
first time in 8 years, and after a couple of failed attempts,
she manages to reach her car and start driving, headed south.
When she finally arrives to find her husband living with a
foul-mouthed young hooker, Lois is predictably horrified.
But, like Doug before her, she is taken with Mallory's similarities
to Emily. Lois moves in and the three of them form an unusual
family unit. But Mallory soon bridles at the attempts to mend
her wicked ways. She's not ready to be anyone's surrogate
daughter just yet. Sparks fly. Mallory isn't about to complete
the pretty picture just yet. She's a teenager after all....
www.welcometotherileys-movie.com
CAST:
James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Melissa Leo (Righteous Kill,
Frozen River), Kristen Stewart (Twilight, Jumper, Panic Room)
DIRECTOR:
Jake Scott
PRODUCER:
Scott Free, Handmade Films
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