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The Apology

Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy sec...

Director

Alison Locke

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Production

Company X

Awards

1 win total

Darlene Hagen

Jack Kingsley

Gretchen Sullivan

Janeane Garofalo

Sally Hagen

Mary Leeholland

Young Sally

Reporter

Zena Leigh Logan

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It's cake... and kids.
The... The messier the better. - The Apology

It's cake... and kids. The... The messier the better.

I mean, I used to be really good
at this, - The Apology

I mean, I used to be really good at this,

And then fuckin' Julie's gonna
put everybody to work - The Apology

And then fuckin' Julie's gonna put everybody to wo...

Now have a bark cookie. - The Apology

Now have a bark cookie.

This month
is the 20th anniversary - The Apology

This month is the 20th anniversary

Why do they call it
an anniversary, - The Apology

Why do they call it an anniversary,

I can only imagine
the pain you must be in. - The Apology

I can only imagine the pain you must be in.

Well, I-I have had the honor - The Apology

Well, I-I have had the honor

And... And for most of us, - The Apology

And... And for most of us,

Is the not knowing, - The Apology

Is the not knowing,

But Sally is always going to be
alive to me - The Apology

But Sally is always going to be alive to me

And I will never,
never stop looking for her. - The Apology

And I will never, never stop looking for her.

They can contact me
through my website... - The Apology

They can contact me through my website...

Well, what...
what are you doing here? - The Apology

Well, what... what are you doing here?

- It... Oh!
- I lost control on Rogers - The Apology

- It... Oh! - I lost control on Rogers

And then I-I saw I was a block
from your place, so... - The Apology

And then I-I saw I was a block from your place, so...

Well, I-I didn't know
you were coming. - The Apology

Well, I-I didn't know you were coming.

I was trying to surprise
everybody, so, um... - The Apology

I was trying to surprise everybody, so, um...

Well, I mean,
what's a couple decades - The Apology

Well, I mean, what's a couple decades

Well, you look great. - The Apology

Well, you look great.

And I-I heard
that you were hosting again, - The Apology

And I-I heard that you were hosting again,

Oh, you thought this would be - The Apology

Oh, you thought this would be

But, you know,
I never got Christmas - The Apology

But, you know, I never got Christmas

I just want to be with them,
you know? - The Apology

I just want to be with them, you know?

Look.
I can keep the peace with Julie. - The Apology

Look. I can keep the peace with Julie.

You know, stay at the motel
and surprise everyone - The Apology

You know, stay at the motel and surprise everyone

I have a lot to make up for it
with you, too, and... - The Apology

I have a lot to make up for it with you, too, and...

...I'm gonna need you
to call Julie... - The Apology

...I'm gonna need you to call Julie...

...and get her blessing - The Apology

...and get her blessing

Tonight, you know, you can...
you can stay here. - The Apology

Tonight, you know, you can... you can stay here.

But, however, I can offer you
my super-swank sofa, - The Apology

But, however, I can offer you my super-swank sofa,

I hope you still like
mint patties. - The Apology

I hope you still like mint patties.

Oh, you didn't do it, did you?
You didn't do this. - The Apology

Oh, you didn't do it, did you? You didn't do this.

Our Christmas Eve reading
and chocolate eating. - The Apology

Our Christmas Eve reading and chocolate eating.

No, it wasn't.
You started it. - The Apology

No, it wasn't. You started it.

You gave everyone the book
and chocolates - The Apology

You gave everyone the book and chocolates

Yeah. We're going steady
and everything. - The Apology

Yeah. We're going steady and everything.

Oh, you know, - The Apology

Really odd that we wouldn't rush
to commit again, huh? - The Apology

Really odd that we wouldn't rush to commit again, huh?

I just never found someone
who could quote Oscar Wilde - The Apology

I just never found someone who could quote Oscar Wilde

I should never have left
the way I did. - The Apology

I should never have left the way I did.

It has haunted me
all these years. - The Apology

It has haunted me all these years.

That came in quite handy, uh... - The Apology

That came in quite handy, uh...

Did... Did...
Did you ever, um... - The Apology

Did... Did... Did you ever, um...

Me unburdening myself - The Apology

Me unburdening myself

...I-I've... I've thought about
our night a lot. - The Apology

...I-I've... I've thought about our night a lot.

I know we... we were both
a mess, - The Apology

I know we... we were both a mess,

So, Lisa tells me your work
is going really well. - The Apology

So, Lisa tells me your work is going really well.

I was sorry to hear
that you had to quit work. - The Apology

I was sorry to hear that you had to quit work.

Oh, my gosh. - The Apology

I know.
You'd never think - The Apology

I know. You'd never think

It just makes the most
beautiful, dangerous sight. - The Apology

It just makes the most beautiful, dangerous sight.

I forgot your tea.
I'm so sorry. - The Apology

I forgot your tea. I'm so sorry.

"Awarded to Darlene Hagen
in grateful recognition - The Apology

"Awarded to Darlene Hagen in grateful recognition

So, I-I hope it's okay
to ask, but... - The Apology

So, I-I hope it's okay to ask, but...

I-I imagine Lisa
would have told me, - The Apology

I-I imagine Lisa would have told me,

There's always a chance that,
you know, that they'll... - The Apology

There's always a chance that, you know, that they'...

You... You got to look at... You
got to look at Elizabeth Smart, - The Apology

You... You got to look at... You got to look at Elizabeth Sm...

There's... There's a whole slew
of kids they've found. - The Apology

There's... There's a whole slew of kids they'...

Um, no offense, Jack,
but... fuck you. - The Apology

Um, no offense, Jack, but... fuck you.

- A favor?
- Well, you were the one - The Apology

- A favor? - Well, you were the one

...what do you need to help you
feel whole again? - The Apology

...what do you need to help you feel whole again?

I could never feel whole again. - The Apology

I could never feel whole again.

Like, even if she came home, - The Apology

Like, even if she came home,

I know she's probably nev... - The Apology

I know she's probably nev...

...that I did everything,
every single thing I could do - The Apology

...that I did everything, every single thing I could do

And what would you do
if you found out that she was... - The Apology

And what would you do if you found out that she was...

I-I mean, I'd call the police,
obviously. - The Apology

I-I mean, I'd call the police, obviously.

What, just throw away
your golden opportunity? - The Apology

What, just throw away your golden opportunity?

You can't tell me
that your justice fantasy - The Apology

You can't tell me that your justice fantasy

You tap into that kind
of darkness and it helps you. - The Apology

You tap into that kind of darkness and it helps you.

So if it's not revenge, what... - The Apology

So if it's not revenge, what...

I would want him to tell me - The Apology

I would want him to tell me

I would tell him who he took, - The Apology

I would tell him who he took,

But whatever it was,
whatever happened... - The Apology

But whatever it was, whatever happened...

...I...missed it. - The Apology

...I...missed it.

I... I should have protected her. - The Apology

I... I should have protected her.

But I didn't, because I... - The Apology

But I didn't, because I...

...when you... when you
rang my doorbell just now, - The Apology

...when you... when you rang my doorbell just now,

But it's like 20 years... - The Apology

But it's like 20 years...

...of Christmases without her. - The Apology

...of Christmases without her.

Let's get you something sweet. - The Apology

Let's get you something sweet.

We have cookies and pie. - The Apology

We have cookies and pie.

You know, it's supposed to be
so... simple, - The Apology

You know, it's supposed to be so... simple,

Christmas is... It's a magical
time for peacemaking. - The Apology

Christmas is... It's a magical time for peacemaking.

I just kept thinking, you know,
"I can fix all of this." - The Apology

I just kept thinking, you know, "I can fix all of this....

And... And the kids are gonna be
so happy to see you. - The Apology

And... And the kids are gonna be so happy to see you.

If you truly own up to
what you did and you apologize, - The Apology

If you truly own up to what you did and you apologize,

Even... even Julie. - The Apology

Even... even Julie.

I-I have missed you so much. - The Apology

I-I have missed you so much.

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Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy sec...

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Director: Alison Locke

Writer: Alison Locke

Production: Company X

Genre: crime, drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 46/100

ImdbRating: 5.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Dec 2022

Awards: 1 win total

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