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Director Fisher Stevens (Just a Kiss) brings screenwriter Cheryl Guerriero s drama to Apple TV. After 12 years in prison, Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake), makes his way back his Louisiana hometown and to Vivian (June Squibb), the grandmother who raised him after his mother ran off and his father died. Hoping for a fresh start, the former high school quarterback has a hard time finding a job, haunted by his memories and eyed suspiciously by the town s residents. In the trailer next to Vivian s property resides hard-living single mom, Shelly (Juno Temple), and her flamboyant 7-year-old son, Sam (Ryder Allen), who s teased by his male classmates for his girlish affectations. Promiscuous and drugged out, Shelly often leaves Sam with Vivian, and on an especially long bender, Vivian dies, leaving Palmer to deal with Sam. The reluctant new guardian doesn t know what to make of the boy, though soon Palmer and Sam forge a unique friendship, and Palmer begins
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Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) has a past. Upon release from prison, he heads home to live with his grandmother (June Squibb). With Eddie’s mom and dad out of the picture, his grandmother has always been there for him, and she will be again as he attempts to start over in the new film
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Thankfully, Eddie’s grandmother agrees to take him in again, if he follows some rules, and Eddie is happy to oblige. He quickly realizes that an old flame, Shelly (Juno Temple), still lives in a trailer on his grandmother’s property. It doesn’t take Eddie long to make a conjugal visit to Shelly that proves to be intense but brief. It seems his new freedom takes Eddie back to his old ways.