Directed by:
Maris CurranScreenplay:
Maris CurranCinematography:
Sofian El FaniCast:
David Oyelowo, Dianne Wiest, Teyonah Parris, Rosie Perez, Bill Raymond, Hani Furstenberg, Neal LernerPlots(1)
The last voicemail Sherwin Owens (Oyelowo) received from his beloved wife, Fiona, before she died in a car accident implored him: "meet her, before it's too late." The "her" in question is Fiona's mother Lucinda (Wiest), whom Fiona had just visited after many years of estrangement. After spending several solitary days blunting his grief with alcohol, Sherwin makes the long drive to Lucinda's home in rural Maine. Lucinda lives up to her reputation as ornery, bullying, and cruel, but she is dying from cancer. As Sherwin endeavours to bridge a divide widened by age and race, there ensues an unspoken competition as to who bears the greater loss. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
David Oyelowo
UK
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Interstellar (2014)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Dianne Wiest
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Teyonah Parris
USA
Best movies:
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Point Blank (2019)
Chi-Raq (2015)
Rosie Perez
USA
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
All the Invisible Children (2005)
Bill Raymond
USA
Best movies:
12 Monkeys (1995)
Dogville (2003)
The Crow (1994)
Hani Furstenberg
Israel
Best movies:
Yossi & Jagger (2002)
5 Flights Up (2014)
The Loneliest Planet (2011)
Neal Lerner
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
Batman Returns (1992)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)