Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo, Whoopi Goldberg and Tessa Thompson lead a dynamite ensemble cast in this alternately rollicking and poignant comedy “Furlough” from director Laurie Collyer (the acclaimed “Sherrybaby”).
In between caring for her mother (Whoopi Goldberg), a young woman (Tessa Thompson) works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate (Melissa Leo) on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.
“Furlough” also features Oscar-winner Anna Paquin, Édgar Ramírez, and La La Anthony.