Sins of the Father (2002)

Thirty years after the event, Tom Cherry finally breaks his silence to discredit his father's alibi for the night a bomb was planted in a Baptist Church in Alabama in 1965, killing four ...

Director:

Robert Dornhelm

Writers:

Pamela Colloff (magazine article in Texas Monthly), John Pielmeier

Stars:

Tom Sizemore, Richard Jenkins, Brenda Bazinet

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Sizemore	...	Tom Cherry
Richard Jenkins	...	Bobby Frank Cherry
Brenda Bazinet	...	Virginia Cherry
Lachlan Murdoch	...	Young Tom
Colm Feore	...	Dalton Strong
Ving Rhames	...	Garrick Jones
Jessica Gray Charles	...	Denise McNair
Funmiola Lawson	...	Cynthia Wesley
Aaryn Doyle	...	Carole Robertson
Isys McKoy	...	Mae Collins
Mica Le John	...	Sarah Collins
Kim Roberts	...	Mrs. Wesley
Delores Etienne	...	Older Woman at Church (as Dolores Ettienne)
Sandi Ross	...	Sunday School Teacher
Ardon Bess	...	Minister at Church

Storyline

Thirty years after the event, Tom Cherry finally breaks his silence to discredit his father's alibi for the night a bomb was planted in a Baptist Church in Alabama in 1965, killing four black girls.

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Plot Keywords:

hate crime | civil rights | bombing | hatred | church | 

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Taglines:

Some secrets should never be kept.

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apám bűnei

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artisan Entertainment, Landscape Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Triple-X Tom (2005)

User Reviews

Excellent Telefilm

Well made telefilm with strong performances from Tom Sizemore, Richard Jenkins and Brenda Bazinet. The subject matter (Birmingham Church bombing of 1963 that killed four girls) has been told before, but this movie works because Sizemore plays the grown son of Bobby Cherry, the last remaining bomber alive who was still free of justice, and the movie flashes back to when Sizemore was a small child experiencing racism first hand. In the present, haunted by the memories of the day, he decides the only thing he can do to stop the generational perpetuation of racism is to turn his father in and put him away for good. Pielmeier's writing is exemplary and Dornhelm's directing sets the table for compelling drama. A very well made film despite Ving Rhames' over the top performance.