Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will first have to fight his personal obsessions and overcome the many obstacles he will encounter on his tortuous path to power.
Production
DIY sets that look like a high school play from hell—in the best way.
Acting
Dan Beirne commits so hard you'll forget this isn't actual archival footage.
Direction
Rankin's Eisenstein-meets-Eraserhead visual grammar is unhinged genius.
Director
Matthew Rankin
Dan Beirne
Mackenzie King
Sarianne Cormier
Nurse Lapointe
Catherine St-Laurent
Ruby Elliott
Mikhaïl Ahooja
Bert Harper
Brent Skagford
Arthur Meighen
Seán Cullen
Lord Muto
Trevor Anderson
Mr. Justice Richardson
Marie Brassard
Asbestos Miner
Kee Chan
Dr. Milton Wakefield
Martin Dubreuil
John Christian Schultz
Richard Jutras
Father
Satine Scarlett Montaz
Little Charlotte
Emmanuel Schwartz
Lady Violet
Annie St-Pierre
Joseph-Israël Tarte
Louis Negin
Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rankin built most sets in his own apartment using found objects and $1 store supplies—total budget was roughly the catering budget for a Marvel lunch scene.
The real King did hold séances to contact his dead mother and his dog, and this film's barely more unhinged than the historical record.
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