John (Viggo Mortensen) lives with his partner, Eric (Terry Chen), and their daughter Mónica (Gabby Velis), in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. John's father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis is in the early stages of dementia, making running the farm on his own increasingly difficult, so John brings him to stay at his California home so that he and his sister Sarah (Linney) might help him find a place near them to relocate to. Unfortunately, their best intentions ultimately run up against Willis’s adamant refusal to change his way of life in the slightest.
QUOTES:
“A MASTERFUL FAMILY DRAMA, TAKING A COMPASSIONATE VIEW OF A FATHER WHOSE FAULTS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE”
- The Hollywood Reporter
“A BEAUTIFUL, CONTROLLED DRAMA ABOUT AGE, MEMORY & FORGIVENESS”
- Wrap
“HENRIKSEN IS A REVELATION… A ROLE THAT COULD PUT HIM IN NEXT YEAR’S AWARDS CONVERSATIONS.”
- Deadline
AWARDS:
- CinEuphoria Awards (2021) – Winner - Best Supporting Actor (Sverrir Gudnason) – International Competition, Best Supporting Actor (Lance Henriksen) – International Competition
- Directors Guild of Canada (2020) – Winner - Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing
- San Sebastian International Film Festival (2020) – Winner - Best Film