Gigi & Nate on DVD

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Love finds a helping hand when Gigi & Nate arrives on Blu-ray™ + Digital and DVD November 15 from Lionsgate. Directed by Nick Hamm (Driven, The Journey, The Hole), Gigi & Nate is an inspiring story about how hope and companionship can come in all different sizes. Gigi & Nate will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 for Blu-ray + Digital and $19.98 for DVD.
 
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
In this uplifting drama inspired by actual events, Nate (Charlie Rowe) suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic just weeks before departing for college. As Nate tries to adjust to his new life challenges, his mother (Oscar^® winner* Marcia Gay Harden) helps him bring home an unlikely service animal, Gigi — a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey. Nate and Gigi form an unbreakable bond, but when it’s threatened by a group trying to outlaw capuchins, Nate’s family rallies behind him to help him regain what he needs most: hope.
 *2000, Actress in a Supporting Role, Pollock.

My Thoughts

Gigi and Nate is an adorable film about a man named Nate who befriends an adorable monkey named Gigi.  Nate is struggling after a serious sickness leaves him paralyzed. Just when he is about to lose all hope, his mother buys him a gift. That gift is a capuchin monkey. As though she senses his struggles, Gigi immediately bonds with the young man and for the first time since his illness, he starts to enjoy life.  When a law threatens to break them apart, Nate's family fights to keep the new friends together.

This was a great film made even more touching by knowing its inspired by real life events. There are some great moments in this DVD set and it would make a great holiday gift. If you'd like to grab a copy of his DVD set for yourself, it's available in stores nationwide and online at Amazon.  It makes for lots of laughs and a fun night in with family.