Wed, Jan 31 / 7 pm
Directed by Kathleen Hepburn
2017, Canada, 110 min
Kathleen Hepburn’s much-anticipated debut is set against a spectacular northern BC backdrop. It is the intimate story of Judy (Shirley Henderson, astonishing in a demanding role), a devoted mother wrestling with Parkinson’s, and Jamie (Théodore Pellerin), a son who is saddled with unwanted adult responsibilities while attempting to come to grips with his slippery sexual identity. While Jamie weathers the unrelenting abuse of his oilfield co-worker, Judy’s obstacles take more mundane forms: as her health deteriorates, even meal preparation requires a Herculean effort. Left listing by devastating loss, mother and son slowly steer their lives back on course aided by the friendship they each forge with a pregnant teenager.
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