Austin Film Festival 2007

On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello -– beautifully, as usual. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno and his 11-year-old son Lucas are attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the Red Sox, are playing. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas’ mother Ruth Wheldon, Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan -– the only witness -– is all too aware. The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways. As a reckoning looms, the two men are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives.