When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

• DirectorMichael Caton-Jones
• Release9 April 1993
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 55m
• Budget?
• Revenue$4,104,962
• Rate
  

  7.133
  1007 reviews
• Productions

  Knickerbocker Films, Warner Bros. Pictures