A woman dealing with a family crisis learns about faith and an elderly man learns about tolerance and forgiveness in this Christian drama. Tyree Battle (
April Grace) is a single mother trying to raise her 11-year-old son Thaniel (
Cordereau Dye) on her own in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Thaniel, like many of his friends, has fallen under the influence of a violent street gang, and, against his better judgment, he becomes involved in a robbery attempt on a local store. Shopkeeper Eli Zeal (
Burt Reynolds), a Jewish immigrant who settled into the neighborhood years ago and refuses to leave, won't cooperate with the would-be thieves, and in the confusion, Thaniel shoots him. Eli is seriously wounded and unable to care for himself; hoping Eli won't turn her son into the police, and thinking it's best that they both stay away from the police and the gangs for a while, Tyree brings the wounded shopkeeper along as she and her son pay a visit to her family in Waterproof, LA. As Grandpa Sugar (
Whitman Mayo) helps look after Eli and Thaniel gets to know his Uncle Big (
Anthony Lee) and Cousin Natty (
Orlando Jones), Tyree tries to mend her strained relationship with her mother (
Ja'net DuBois), and learns about the faith that has helped keep her family together.
Waterproof was the first feature film directed by former screenwriter
Barry Berman. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide