Labor Day (film)

Labor Day is a 2013 American drama film based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard. Directed byJason Reitman, the film stars Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. The film was coproduced by Paramount Pictures and Indian Paintbrush, premiereing at the Telluride Film Festival on August 29, 2013, and was a Special Presentation at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film initially had a limited release on December 27, 2013 before opening wide on January 31, 2014, in the United States.

Adele tells Frank, seen through flashbacks, that she had a number of miscarriages after Henry, culminating with the fullterm stillbirth of a baby girl. This has left Adele with severe social anxiety and depression, which Henrys father later explains to Henry as the reasons their marriage failed. Henry has tried to be both a son and a husband innocently but he realizes he cant provide all of the things Adele needs. Adele is a passionate woman who loves to dance and teaches both Henry and Frank separately to dance. Frank teaches Henry car repairs and other handymanfatherly things. He also teaches Adele and Henry how to play baseball and how to bake a peach pie.Adele and Frank fall in love and plan to escape to Canada with Henry, packing the car and cleaning out the house. Meanwhile, Henry develops a friendship with a mature, but manipulative girl named Eleanor, and goes to see her one more time before they leave. She manipulates him into thinking Adele and Frank are going to abandon him and he accidentally reveals Franks past. Adele assures Henry she would never leave him. The morning they are going to leave, Henry takes a note to his fathers house and leaves it in his mailbox. While he is walking home, a policeman offers to drive him home, and Henry has no choice but to accept. The policeman is suspicious of the packed car and nearlyempty house, but eventually leaves. Adele goes to the bank to get all the money out of her account, and the bankers too are suspicious. While Adele is gone, the neighbor comes over to give Adele some cinnamon rolls, and speaks to Frank. She, too, is suspicious of who he may be. Henrys father finds the note that Henry left, and calls the house wondering what is going on. Before Adele, Frank, and Henry can escape, they hear police sirens approaching. Frank ties Henry and Adele up before he goes out to surrender, so that they wont be charged with harboring a fugitive. It is not revealed who called the police to report Franks presence at the

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