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daily film: the music never stopped
Saturday, December 22, 2012, December 22, 2012
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This film is about an overly critical father who gets an unique opportunity to reconnect with his estranged son by embracing the music that once divided them in an uplifting family. Forbidden by his conservative father, Henry Sawyer, to attending a Grateful Dead concert in 1967, Gabriel Sawyer packs his bags and runs away from home.
Twenty years later, Henry and his wife, Helen receive word that Gabriel has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that requires delicate surgery to remove. Though the operation is successful, Henry and Helen soon learn that the part of their son's brain whom responsible for creating memories has been damaged by the long-neglected tumor, and as a result, Gabriel will find it difficult to distinguish the past and the present. The communication goes increasingly difficult. Being frustrated, Henry becomes staunchly determined to make up for lost time by forming a solid father-son bond with Gabriel, and begins researching treatment for brain injuries. Henry then lead him to music therapist Dr. Daly whose innovative methods have yielded impressive results in the past.
When Dr. Daly exposes Gabriel to the rock & roll music that he loved as a youth, something incredible begins to happen. Gabriel finally finds the words to express himself, and he is be able to have conversations with others. As his own health begins to take a turn for the worse, Henry determines to let go of his loathing for the music that has awakened his son's consciousness, and embrace the joy of loving the child he once drove away.
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