Home for the Holidays: The Trip to Bountiful

Carrie Watts lives unhappily with her overprotective son Ludie and his shallow, resentful wife Jessie Mae in their cramped Houston apartment. She longs to make one last trip to her idealized hometown of Bountiful, a place that nourished her soul, but Ludie has repeatedly refused to take her there. One day, she flees and undertakes the journey on her own, in this bittersweet meditation on memory, dignity, and resiliency.