This Is Martin Bonner is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Chad Hartigan. It stars Paul Eenhoorn in the title role, with Richmond Arquette, Sam Buchanan, Robert Longstreet, and Demetrius Grosse in supporting roles. It revolves around a middle-aged divorced man who leaves his old life behind and relocates to Reno, Nevada, where he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a recently released ex-convict.

Plot

Martin Bonner has just moved to Nevada from Maryland, leaving behind his two adult children and a life he spent more than two decades building. He is there working at a new job as the volunteer coordinator for a non-profit organization that helps prisoners make the transition from incarceration to freedom in the best way possible. Despite his struggles, he fought on and so this is Martin’s first job in two years and he has recently declared bankruptcy.

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