Floating (film)

Floating is a 1997 American drama film starring Norman Reedus.
Plot.
Floating is the tale of a young man's coming of age struggle set against a turbulent emotional time and financial woes. Van's (Norman Reedus) life is altered at age sixteen by a car accident during which his father's legs were severed. Van's mother (Sybil Temchen), who is unable to endure her husband's alcoholism and his depression, which leads to financial loss, has abandoned the family. Van is left to shoulder the responsibility for his embittered father, with no one to help him through his own pain and problems.