Waterproof - DVD

Eli Zeal (Burt Reynolds) is a bitter Jewish shopkeeper who is shot during a hold-up attempt by the 11-year-old son of a single mother in Washington D.C. Distraught and with nowhere else to turn, theboy's mother Tyree Battle, played by April Grace (Finding Forrester, Magnolia) kidnaps the wounded Zeal and along with her son, flees to her small hometown of Waterproof, Louisiana - and a family shehasn't seen in years. Thrust into the unfamiliar world of the Deep South, Zeal finds himself surrounded by Tyree's brothers - one battling a severe brain injury (Orlando Jones), the other an angry alcoholic (Anthony Lee) - her hundred-year-old grandfather (Whitman Mayo) and a mother of irrepressible faith (Ja'net Dubois). But, as they work to nurse Zeal back to health, dark shadows begin to emerge from the family's past - forcing them to confront a dreadful secret that has torn them apart. Filled with powerful performance from an ensemble cast, Waterproof is a heart-wrenching and beautifulsto