There will be a lot of ink spilled on the comparisons between last year’s major Sundance buy and what is most likely going to be the top purchase at this edition. Comparably similar with their family road-trip dramatic nature and its intended audience, The Weinstein’s new purchase Grace is Gone will draw plenty of parallels to Little Miss Sunshine. Note Grace is Gone was probably in production as LMS was being unveiled in theatres.
Written & directed by first-timer James Strouse, this centers on a father who takes his two daughters on a road trip upon learning that his wife has been killed in the line of duty in Iraq. The father is played by John Cusack.
The picture was unanimously the most popular of titles (among slim pickings) with buyers in the current Sundance edition – check back here for our review.