Milton's Secret — Trailer

added: Wed, Aug 10th '16

Donald Sutherland plays an eccentric, tea-sipping grandpa in the newly-released trailer for the coming-of-age family film "Milton's Secret."

The 81-year-old legendary actor takes on the role of the wise, old grandfather, who tries to strengthen the spirits of his 12-year-old grandson, Milton (William Ainscough), when he comes home from being bullied and harassed all day at school.

Mia Kirshner (Showtime's The L Word) and David Sutcliffe (TNT's Proof) play Milton's workaholic parents, while "Fast and Furious" action star Michelle Rodriguez, playing against type, co-stars as Milton's schoolteacher.

Based on the children's novel by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman and directed by Barnet Bain, "Milton's Secret" arrives in theaters September 30.

synopsis:
Milton’s Secret is a movie about family and the uncertain times families live in. Milton (William Ainscough) is a 12 year-old boy growing up in an economically and socially unpredictable world. His mother and father (Mia Kirshner, David Sutcliffe) are workaholics with marital and financial problems, and he is bullied at school. When his grandfather (Donald Sutherland) visits, Milton learns rehashing the past and worrying about the future are preventing him from finding true happiness.

directed by Barnet Bain

starring Donald Sutherland, William Ainscough, Michelle Rodriguez, Mia Kirshner, David Sutcliffe

release date September 30, 2016