In the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia lies a blue-collar coal-mining town called Big Stone Gap, full of hard-workers and morally upstanding citizens. Ave Maria Mulligan isn't getting any younger, but she's no qualms about living life as a spinster while working at the local pharmacy. She has plenty of friends and more than enough stability, but all that's about to change with the death of her mother. She discovers secrets she never knew about her family, including the truth about her Italian father who she's determined to travel to Europe to visit. Then out of nowhere her only love interest wants to marry her, but she's not sure if she's ready for that. This woman has enough on her plate to keep her busy, but she's really got to think about what she wants from her life now.
'Big Stone Gap' is the full-length directorial debut of writer Adriana Trigiani ('The Shoemaker's Wife'), the acclaimed author of the original 2000 novel. It's a comedy romance set in Trigiani's own home town and is scheduled to be released in the US on October 9th 2015.
Starring: Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Jane Krakowski, Whoopi Goldberg, Jenna Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jasmine Guy, Anthony LaPaglia, John Benjamin Hickey, James Hampton, Judith Ivey, Mary Pat Gleason