剧情介绍
本片根据真人真事改编。Bobby（瑞恩·凯利 Ryan Kelley 饰）是一个善良、虔诚的少年，有爱他的家人。但在他向家人坦白自己的性倾向后一切改变了。母亲Mary（西格妮·韦弗 Sigourney Weaver 饰）认为同性恋会下地狱的训诫，想尽办法矫正儿子。而Bobby的痛苦与日俱增。在满20岁生日前Bobby认识了开朗青年David，可Mary拒绝接受，并以有一个同性恋儿子为耻。Bobby伤心的离开家最后选择死亡来结束内心的折磨。他的死彻底唤醒了家人，尤其是Mary，她在无尽的悔恨中开始接触同性恋人群，参加PFLAG小组，与神职人员探讨圣经解释。在翻阅儿子的日记后，她开始直面自己认同儿子。失去儿子的母亲在倾盆大雨中失声痛哭，雨水和泪水将固执、偏见和不理解洗刷得一干二净。Mary此后将毕生投入到同志维权事业中，帮助那些和Bobby一样的少年。
In "Prayers for Bobby," Mary Griffith (Sigourney Weaver) is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby (Ryan Kelley) confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learns about his secret. While Bobby's father (Henry Czerny) and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary believes God can cure him of what she considers his 'sin' and persuades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Desperate for his mother's approval, Bobby does what is asked of him, but through it all, the church's apparent disapproval of homosexuality causes him to grow increasingly withdrawn and depressed. Guilty over the pain he is causing Mary, Bobby moves away, yet hopes that some day his mother will accept him. His subsequent depression and self-loathing intensifies as he blames himself for not being the 'perfect' son and is driven to suicide. Faced with their tragedy, Mary begins to question her faith when she receives no answers from her pastor concerning her devastating loss. Through her long and emotional journey, Mary slowly reaches out to the gay community and discovers unexpected support from a very unlikely source. The film is based on the 1995 Leroy Aarons book of the same name.
我的眼泪不要钱谢谢
永志不忘纪念，往事不如烟
不要怀着偏见与傲慢 去批判你根本就没有去了解的事情
最后一幕，她走向人群去拥抱他，眼泪就止不住了…
真实而悲伤
希望
love is love
剧情三星，片尾的演讲和a child is listening加两颗星
Before you echo Amen in your home or place of worship, think and remember. A child is listening. 还是不死心地好想让妈妈看到
要用自己的死亡才能换来这份迟到的爱和理解，hope this story won't happen again... 对于母亲来说，比起发现儿子自杀，发现儿子是因为自己才自杀，后者应该更痛吧。不要再固守教条让自己后悔莫及。
所有人都需要看这部电影：God loves who we are。宗教和传统文化都不是狭隘和偏见的借口，人类文明的发展需要的是对陈旧观念的革故鼎新，而博爱永远是最大的也是最神性的命题。
理解与支持总是来的太迟
“盲目的信仰比没有信仰一样危险。有时候质疑，会帮你找到更深刻的信仰。”很久没看到这种让我无法抑制地流泪的电影了。拍得一般，但是胜在“真人真事”和演员的演技。爱之深，责之切。
希望人和人之间可以多点理解…
这是我看过最感人的电影