Beautiful Boy (1:40) 2010

Bill and Kate are on the verge of separation. Their son Sam, away at college for the first time, calls them one night. He is quiet and subdued with little to say. They assume that Sam is experiencing the stress and pressure of college life. The very next day, Bill is at work when the news of a college shooting breaks on the air and the mass shooting has taken place at Sam's school. Fearing for the safety of  his son, Bill rushes home to wait with Kate to receive news from Sam. When the police pull up, the know that a parent's worst nightmare has happened - their son has died. What they are unprepared for is, Sam died by his own hand after shooting 17. Bill and Kate then experience grief, guilt, isolation and every emotion which accompaniessuch  a tragedy. The film explores how Bill and Kate, individually and as a couple, deal with this unthinkable event. Mario Bello and Michael Sheen are excellent as Sam's parents showing a wide range of emotions from gut wrenching sobbing to uncontrolled rage as they deal with the big issue - what kind of parents were they to have a son who commits an unimaginable crime? A very somber movie which deals realistically with extremely tough topic.