The Secret (1992)

Mostly on account of a pride struggle Mike Dunmore has lived his whole life keeping a secret which he believed would only cause shame if it came to light Personal relationships with his son Patrick have been strained as a result The only ones who ever knew anything about it were his deceased wife and his best friend Thurgood who he works with who both agreed to help keep it covered up for him as long as they could However when his treasured grandson begins experiencing the same problems Mike realizes that he cant hide his secret any longer or if he tried to it would be most difficult Even more so when he is endorsed and volunteers to run as a candidate for local election