Sins of the Father (TV 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:

4 innocent girls, a son filled with questions, a father with a secret

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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

Alabama Burning

Powerful and moving. The struggle between father and son, right and wrong and the definition of true and lasting friendship are the catalysts of this compelling film. Ving Rhames is phenomenal (as always). Tom Sizemore portrays a son who, as a child, witnessed the racially motivated terroristic acts of his father. He is torn by the bond that should exist between a father and son and that thin line of loyalty he feels is owed, even though he knows it is wrong. Ving Rhames portrays Sizemore's best friend. He literally steals the show with his powerful on screen presence. The subtle exchanges as these two men, one who knows what his father has done, and the other who knows he knows, are riveting and truly thought provoking. Justice, in the end, brings us some sense of closure and joy, but they are tainted by the years of silent secrets that came before.