Away and Back – Der Weg der Schwäne (TV Movie 2015)

Away and Back – Der Weg der Schwäne: Directed by Jeff Bleckner. With Jason Lee, Minka Kelly, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Jaren Lewison. Hostility turns into something else between a widowed farmer and a pushy ornithologist who came to his farm to save a family of swans.

“Like a lot of fellows, I became a fan of Minka Kelly when she played a high school cheer leader on the TV series Friday Night Lights. The good news is that she is just as convincing and attractive in this film, and the story line is something that the whole family will enjoy. In fact, the quality of the acting, and the great production values combine to make this one of Hallmarku0026#39;s best productions. Jason Lee plays the widowed father of three with just the right blend of manly resolve tempered by personal loss, and the knowledge that his children really need a mother. His youngest child, u0026quot;Frankieu0026quot; is played to perfection by ten-year-old Maggie Elizabeth Jones, and his son u0026quot;Kyleu0026quot; played by Jaren Lewison is very good in a lesser role. My only quibble with this film is its confusing geography, which traces an established migratory bird flyway south from Cheney, Washington to Wallowa Lake in north-eastern Oregon, but was mostly filmed in Alberta, Canada.”