Trucker

"Some Things in life you can't leave behind"

Apr 24 2008 R 1h 30m
Drama

Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.

Plot

Diane's free-wheeling life of drunken one-night-stands as a professional trucker hits a road block when Peter, her son, is dropped at her doorstep. Her former husband Len, whom she abandoned eleven years ago along with their new-born son, has cancer and no one else to turn to while he's in the hospital. Peter, resentful and wary, wants, even needs a mother who'll want him at this worrisome time but knows better than to expect this from Diane. With deliveries waiting and a mortgage to be paid, there's only one inevitable thing ahead for Diane and Peter - a road trip together.

Written by

James Mottern

Directed by

James Mottern

Cast

Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Hart-Lunsford Pictures, Hanson Allen Films

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,660
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA