Decoration Day (1990)
A grumpy widower named Gus (James Garner) leads a reclusive existence until his godson, Marty (Skaggs), finds himself in a predicament that demands Gus’s attention. The situation escalates when Gus’s old friend, a black tenant farmer named Charlie (Cobbs), declines to accept a long-overdue Congressional Medal of Honor for his valor during World War II. As Gus navigates the complexities of friendship, honor, and community, he’s drawn back into the life he had distanced himself from, igniting a powerful exploration of race and resilience in a small town.
