When his father dies, Jeffrey is sent to live with his aunt Charlotte in Canada. Once there he leads his aunt and his friends in staging, a non-violent hunger strike to try to save his aunt's house from being demolished to make room for a ski resort.
Acting
Young Ryan Reynolds actually trying to act, not quip.
Direction
Giles Walker wrings genuine tension from a very polite protest.
Director
Giles Walker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ryan Reynolds' first lead role at 16, filmed in Ontario before he became the snark god we know today.
The film blends Buddhist and Hindu imagery with Canadian social realism, creating a truly bizarre cultural mashup that almost works.
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