
The Savages(2007)
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.


“The Secret Is Out.”
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.

Sandra Bullock
Sidda Walker

Ellen Burstyn
Vivi Abbott Walker

Fionnula Flanagan
Teensy Whitman

James Garner
Shep Walker

Cherry Jones
Buggy Abbott

Ashley Judd
Younger Vivi

Shirley Knight
Necie Kelleher

Angus Macfadyen
Connor McGill

Maggie Smith
Caro Bennett

Jacqueline McKenzie
Younger Teensy
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a comedy, drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of parent child relationship, marriage, secret society, conciliation, playwright, family feud. Directed by Callie Khouri, it stars Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan. In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
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