Take (2008)
The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy. Years pass, and they must come to terms with themselves, and one another.
Top billed cast
Minnie DriverAna
Jeremy RennerSaul
Emily HarrisonWendy
Rocky MarquetteMark
Paul SchackmanSam
Veronica LaurenFemale Patron
Louis MandylorTerrel
Allison MillerShoe Sales Girl
Bobby ColemanJesse
David DenmanMarty Nichols
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