Our Dream Christmas

Our Dream Christmas

2017 · 98 min · ★ 4.0 · Drama

It's Christmas Eve in Los Angeles, and hardworking Gabby, her husband and their two kids, Amber and TJ, are fresh from Mississippi to spend Christmas with her mother and brother. With her mother dying, the family wanted to spend one last Christmas together. Over the course of two days, Gabby uncovers the truth about her wayward husband, defends herself against her sick, judgmental mom, widens the gap between her pre-teen daughter and herself, and faces a potential job loss.

Directed by Honesty Edwards · Written by Deri Tyton

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Jazsmin Lewis Gabby Purnell
Keith D. Robinson Tim Purnell
Olivia Brown Stephanie Carter
Peter Parros Marshall Carter
Elise Neal Cookie
Mariah Robinson Nikki Carter
G. Lane Hillman Red Carter
Annie Gabriela Peacock
Jasmine Akakpo Amber Purnell
Kaleb Alexander Roberts TJ Purnell
Aujene Butler Ella
Junie Hoang Nurse

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