Wish You Well (film)

Wish You Well is a 2013 theatrical family film directed by Darnell Martin, written by David Baldacci from his 2001 novel of the same name, and starring Mackenzie Foy, Josh Lucas and Ellen Burstyn. The movie is set in rural Virginia during the 1940s and follows Lou and her younger brother Oz who are forced to move to their grandmother's farm following a tragic accident. While living on the farm Lou dreams of following her fathers' footsteps as a writer while her grandmother Louisa Mae tries to stop a coal and gas company from taking her family farm. The supporting cast features Ned Bellamy and Laura Fraser, the cinematographer was Frank Prinzi, and the music was by Paul Cantelon. The film was shot in Giles County, Virginia, near the southeastern border of West Virginia.