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Worth: The Testimony of Johnny St. James (2012)
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Genre: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Johnny St. James was a young seminary student who lost his wife to a drunk driver. With his reason for living gone, John lost his faith and turned to alcohol. Ten years later, John is finally read to get his life back on track. With his best friend Hickey ('Eric Roberts') in tow John attends his first AA meeting. He soon finds that his road to recovery tested when he runs into the man who ran down his wife.
Style:
tense, serious, emotional, suspenseful, thought provoking, realistic
Plot:
vengeance, haunted by the past, friendship, addiction, life is a bitch, rivalry, rehabilitation, starting over, redemption, hopes, faith, alcohol abuse, murder of wife, grief, death of loved one, friends, dealing with death, christianity
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Story:
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