Betsy Brandt Plays a Widow Who Leaps at a New Opportunity inThe GrottoTrailer (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Betsy Brandtstars as woman offered a second chance at life in her new movie.

The Grotto poster.Courtesy of Lourdes Movie LLC

Courtesy of Lourdes Movie LLC

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Filmmaker Gleason, also known for her role in 1997’sBoogie Nights, makes her feature directorial debut after some experience directing episodes of television series in the 1990s. She also wroteThe Grotto’s script as her first screenwriting credit.

“I don’t know a single person in their late 40s or older who hasn’t questioned the decisions they’ve made in life,” Gleason, 74, tells PEOPLE. “What if you’ve just been going along, letting everybody else decide for you? And then what if everything goes away? Where do you start over, how do you start over?”

Betsy Brandt in The Grotto.Courtesy of Lourdes Movie LLC

The Grottoalso costars Steve Kazee, Jonathan Del Arco, Dan Bucatinsky and Lindsay Mendez.

The movie releases in select theaters Oct. 18.

source: people.com