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Unless (2016)
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Unless (2016)

Genre
Drama
Release Date
October 14, 2016
Studio
Mongrel Media
Official Site
http://tiff.net/films/unless/
Genre
Drama
Release Date
October 14, 2016
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
93 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Mongrel Media
Official Site
http://tiff.net/films/unless/
Director
Alan Gilsenan
Producer
Jennifer Kawaja, Tristan Lynch, Aoife O'Sullivan, Julia Sereny
Screenwriter
Alan Gilsenan
Starring
  • Catherine Keener as Reta
  • Hannah Gross
  • Matt Craven
  • Brendan Coyle
  • Chloe Rose
  • Hanna Schygulla

A sudden and profound silence fractures the world of a successful writer in Alan Gilsenan's poignant drama. Catherine Keener delivers a powerful performance as Reta Winters, whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when her beloved university-aged daughter, Norah, played by Hannah Gross, abruptly disappears. The family's desperate search leads them to a harrowing discovery: Norah is alive but living on the streets of Toronto, silently holding a sign that reads "Goodness." Reta, alongside her bewildered husband Matt Craven and a circle of concerned friends including Chloe Rose and Hanna Schygulla, is plunged into a vortex of grief and incomprehension. As she grapples with this inexplicable withdrawal, Reta must confront the limits of language, the complexities of mother-daughter bonds, and the silent anguish that can separate even the closest of families. This atmospheric and emotionally resonant film explores the quiet devastation of a personal mystery and the fragile hope that persists in its shadow.

GENRE: Drama YEAR: 2016