The Summer of Ben Tyler

Original title: The Summer of Ben Tyler

110 minutes • 1996 • 5.7 Score

Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts the family faces as a result of their decision.

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Director