Ray Pride

A keenly acted melodrama, Eva Aridjis’ debut feature, "The Favor," finds middle-aged Lawrence (Frank Wood) the adoptive parent of the son of a woman from his past, Johnny (Ryan Donowho). Pitting Frank's quiet manner against Johnny's teen anguish, Aridjis works quietly, subtly, systematically toward a touching portrait of family that's built rather than born.

"The Favor" opens Frdiay at Facets.

(2008-04-08)

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