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An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
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Earnest, classical in form, contemporary and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Kevin SpaceyQuoyle
- Julianne MooreWavey Prowse
- Cate BlanchettPetal
- Judi DenchAgnis Hamm
- Pete PostlethwaiteTert Card
- Scott GlennJack Buggit
- Rhys IfansBeaufield Nutbeem
- Gordon PinsentBilly Pretty
- Jason BehrDennis Buggit
- Kate MoennigGrace Moosup
Crew
- Lasse HallströmDirector
- Robert Nelson JacobsScreenplay
- Annie ProulxNovel
- Oliver StapletonDirector of Photography
- Christopher YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew MondsheinEditor
- Linda Goldstein KnowltonProducer
- Leslie HolleranProducer
- Irwin WinklerProducer
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Pairings
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Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
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