Lifemark - DVD

Kirk Cameron, Alex Kendrick, Raphael Ruggero. An 18-year-old boy, happy living a normal life with his adoptive family, suddenly has a lot of life-changing decisions to make on short notice when his birthmother reaches out to him for the first time and asks to meet. Directed by Kevin Peeples. 2022/color/105 min/PG-13/widescreen.

In the late '80s, British stockbroker Sir Nicholas Winton (Anthony Hopkins) was reflecting on how he, as a young man (Johnny Flynn), helped engineer the pre-World War II escape of 669 Jewish Czech and Slovak children from Prague to England before the borders shut... and was rueful that he couldn't have done more. He'd receive moving affirmation of his heroism in this compelling true-life opus; Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Marthe Keller also star. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Inspired by true events, this award-winning film tells the story of Angie (Auden Thornton), a poverty-stricken young mother who must find a new home for her three year old son (Jameson Fowler) and her alcoholic mother (Catherine Curtin, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK) after their house is condemned. With no money and no options, she must confront the man from her abusive past (Jeff Kober, SONS OF ANARCHY) in order to save her family. From the producer of ALL IS LOST and MARGIN CALL and with a supporting cast featuring Madison Iseman (JUMANJI WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE), Laura Bell Bundy (ANGER MANAGEMENT), and Deirdre Lovejoy (THE WIRE), BEAUTY MARK is a powerful film tackling one of the most important social issues of our times. Winner Los Angeles Film Festival Special Jury Prize Breakout Performance, Woodstock Film Festival Best Ultra Indie Award, and Austin Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Audience Award.