A Long Way Off

In this modern day retelling of the timeless Prodigal Son Parable| young Jacob is tired of living on the family farm| submitting to the rules of his Father| Mr. 　　Abraham. One day he demands an early inheritance from his father| who shocks his young son by agreeing to give it to him. So| he heads to the big city doing things 　　his way without restraint| and for a while he does well-surprisingly well. He takes huge business risks and converts his small fortune into a big fortune| despite 　　his extremely flamboyant lifestyle that attracts the wrong women| including seductive Laura| whose rich boyfriend Frank is often dangerously nearby. Jake had it all: 　　money| ladies| prestige-but then-he loses it all and just when he things he's hit bottom the bottom drops some more- until he is eating out of dumpsters and 　　eventually ends up living in a literal pig pen. Coming to his senses he heads home| determined to work in an entry level position for his dad| who surprises him once 　　again by running to ...