The Mermaid Chair

The story

When her mentally ill, elderly mother begins mutilating herself, Jessie (Kim Basinger) returns to her hometown to care for her. Among familiar surroundings, she tends to her mother's deteriorating mental condition while learning of troubling revelations about her family history. Meanwhile, though married, Jessie reconnects with old passions -- including a turbulent affair with a monk named Hugh (Bruce Greenwood).

Cast & crew

Kim BasingerJessie Sullivan

Alex CarterBrother 'Whit' Thomas

Bruce GreenwoodHugh Sullivan

Roberta MaxwellNelle

Debra MooneyKat

Lorena GaleHepzibah

Ellie HarvieBenne

Ken PogueFather Dominic

Tori AndersonDee Sullivan

Shaun JohnstonJoseph Dubois

Alex BruhanskiShem

Terence KellyDom Anthony