Filmboxd Logo

Filmboxd

1997

A Call to Remember

Directed by Jack Bender
Her secret past holds the only hope for her family's future.

Paula Tobias, a Holocaust survivor who has suffered the ultimate personal tragedy of losing her spouse and children during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Now re-married and living in America during the late 1960's with husband David, they build a new life together with sons Ben and Jake. One evening, Paula receives a phone call which assures her that her son, Alec, is actually alive and in New York. This brings up painful memories from the past for everyone involved, including Ben and Jake, who force their father to talk about the Holocaust. Paula rushes to New York only to find that it was a mistake - Alec was never found. She falls into a dramatic depression, as the family confronts their fears and tries to stay together.

Duration

1h 50m

Released

August 30, 1997

You´re not logged yet? Do it here

5.8

Rating6

Views0

Likes0

Lists3

Cast15

  • Joe Mantegna
  • David Lascher
  • Kevin Zegers
  • Blythe Danner
  • Joe Spano
  • Rita Zohar
  • Blu Mankuma
  • Ingrid Kavelaars
  • Kevin McNulty

Recommended Films

  • Call Center Girl
  • Ben-Hur
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Annie Hall
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Not Here to Be Loved
  • Transamerica
  • The Horse Whisperer
  • Fat Girl
  • Big Fish
  • Bridget Jones's Diary
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • Sanctuary
  • Live and Become
  • Benny's Video
  • Paranoid Park
  • Golden Door
  • We Own the Night
  • Lorenzo's Oil
  • Persepolis