Synopsis: A young loner, Raymond Toker, wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child that explores his own isolated roots. Meanwhile, a traveling salesman, Truman Lester, appears in town and truths about the baby's origin begin to unravel.

Cast:
Henry Thomas .... Raymond Toker
David Strathairn .... Truman Lester
Cara Seymour .... Josephine Priddy
Danny Nelson .... Hindmarch
Jayne Morgan .... Sarah
Allison Glenn .... Sister
Jerry Foster .... Trout
Jerry Rushing .... Wallace
Emilie Jacobs .... Lena
Hannah Grady .... Baby
Danny Vinson .... Cal

Favorite Quotes:
• "I'll never forget the day our egg was joined." - Truman Lester

• "Mine. Mine." - Truman Lester

• "I hope that's not your coffin..." - Truman Lester

• "My child will redeem me." - Truman Lester

• "This baby's back where she belongs! Back in her rightful Daddy's arms!" - Truman Lester

Notes:
• David was involved in this project for a few years before it was filmed and distributed. He first received the script shortly after finishing Dolores Claiborne.
• Acclaimed British actress Jennifer Ehle was originally cast in the role of Josephine Priddy, but she was later replaced by Cara Seymour, who also appears in The Notorious Bettie Page with David.
• The film was shot in the woodlands of North Carolina, where the story takes place.

Critical Praise & Commentary:
• "In terms of the cast, Katherine Dieckmann ekes out shy, persuasive performances from her leads, including a forlorn intensity from Thomas and a troubled emptiness from Strathairn." -Stephen Garrett, IndieWIRE

• "An actor who has always radiated a furtive, clenched volatility, Mr. Strathairn gives his most sinister performance since Dolores Claiborne; he is almost extravagantly villainous. If his performance is the movie's flashiest, the film is anchored in Mr. Thomas's strong, low-key portrayal of a simple man following his own deeply humane instincts." -Stephen Holden, New York Times

• "A movement as simple as Truman stroking a baby, for instance, brims with horrifying implications, and Strathairn, perfectly cast, gives a creepily affecting performance. One of few name actors who can switch so fluidly between villains (Dolores Claiborne) and good guys (The River Wild), he compellingly renders Truman a sad, misguided soul." -Lael Loewenstein, Variety

• "Riveting performances by Thomas and Seymour are complemented by David Strathairn as the villain... This is moviemaking as it should be." -V.A. Musetto, The New York Post

• "Mr. Strathairn etches another persuasive portrait in his gallery of weirdoes." -Rex Reed, The New York Observer

(Katherine Dieckmann On David:)
• "David Strathairn was the first person who committed. I've been a huge fan of his from the Sayles movies and the other kind of work he'd done. One of the producers, Lianne Halfon, who produced Crumb, had worked with Steppenwolf and had connections to David, so we went to him directly. He and I met, and he really loved the script. He had just done Dolores Claiborne and was unhappy with being a cartoon heavy, so I think the subtlety was appealing. And the regionalism too--he's drawn to that kind of project. He was just unbelievably loyal to me on the project, attached the whole time over three or four years. He is as princely as one would imagine. He knows every crew member's name, he stays on the mountain till one in the morning to take the equipment down, and really elevates the mood of the company." -Katherine Dieckmann, director