It seems like everyone in Violet’s family dies at age 55. Her mother did, her father did, and as this movie opens Violet, played by Mary Walsh, learns that her brother, Leonard has also died. He too was 55, an age she is now fast approaching herself. His death causes Violet to begin an existential tailspin as her family gathers round. They are Andrew Younghusband who plays her son Carlos, a gay professor of languages who has returned from Montreal. Actor and director Barry Newhook plays Rex who is a musician and daughter Ramona is played by Susan Kent. As the movie unfolds it turns out that Violet has a lot to live for, including a romance with farm manager Rusty played by Peter MacNeill.
Acting
Mary Walsh carries every scene with comic gravity.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds like eavesdropping on Newfoundland kitchen parties.
Practical Effects
Genuine coastal locations, no fake Maritime cosplay.
Director
Rosemary House
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mary Walsh is a Newfoundland comedy institution; this rare dramatic turn channels her Codco roots into something tender.
Director Rosemary House shot this with largely local crew, making it one of the few 2000s features truly embedded in provincial cinema.
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