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Mending Fences

Mending Fences

20095.01h 28m

Overview

When big-city TV journalist Kelly Faraday (Laura Leighton) gets fired, she moves back to her Nevada hometown, where a severe drought may force her aging mother, Ruth (Angie Dickinson), to sell the family farm to a casino developer. As Kelly and Ruth sort out old differences, the erstwhile reporter and her ex-beau Walt (David Lee Smith) begin to suspect the casino of manipulating the town's water supply. Stephen Bridgewater directs this drama.

Directed by Stephen Bridgewater
Written by Donald Martin, Mitchell Gabourie
Produced by Kyle A. Clark, Stephen Niver
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Top Cast

Laura Leighton

Laura Leighton

Kelly Faraday

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Ruth Hanson

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Hank Bentley

David Lee Smith

David Lee Smith

Walt Mitchell

Shanley Caswell

Shanley Caswell

Kamilla Faraday

Joel Murray

Joel Murray

Sam Bridgewater

Roark Critchlow

Roark Critchlow

Robert

Ryan Kelley

Ryan Kelley

Chuck Bentley

Jeff Kober

Jeff Kober

Jack Norris Jr.

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Doc Beatty

About Mending Fences

Mending Fences is a drama, tv movie film released in 2009. Directed by Stephen Bridgewater, it stars Laura Leighton, Angie Dickinson, Peter Jason. When big-city TV journalist Kelly Faraday (Laura Leighton) gets fired, she moves back to her Nevada hometown, where a severe drought may force her aging mother, Ruth (Angie Dickinson), to sell the family farm to a casino developer. As Kelly and Ruth sort out old differences, the erstwhile reporter and her ex-beau Walt (David Lee Smith) begin to suspect the casino of manipulating the town's water supply. Stephen Bridgewater directs this drama.

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