Set in the coldness of the Canadian landscape-with its bleak and hopeful conservatism against the elements-comes a struggle of physical decay matched only by the resilience of one woman's resolve to abstain from the burden of her condition on her son and the community that surrounds. As Guy Lodge (Variety) rightly notes, it's the serenity and stoic brokenheartedness that gets you in this debut from Canadian writer-director Kathleen Hepburn. FULL REVIEW: https://gortnaculhouse.com.

Hepburn doesn't demand that her characters conform to norms of sacrifice and redemption, preferring to follow Jamie and Judy's meandering, unhurried journey to cognizance and mutual appreciation.

A tender and haunting portrait of loss, perseverance and isolation with achingly beautiful cinematography and career-defining performances by Henderson and Pellerin. Definitely recommend.