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Still Mine (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Toronto International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Michael McGowan

Written By:
Michael McGowan

Actors:
James Cromwell ..... Craig Morrison
Chuck Shamata ..... Judge
Genevieve Bujold ..... Irene Morrison
Ronan Rees ..... Gavin
Julie Stewart ..... Ruth
Rick Roberts ..... John
George R. Robertson ..... Chester Jones
Hawksley Workman ..... Gus
Joe Pingue ..... Derek
Jonathan Potts ..... Rick Daigle
Zachary Bennett ..... Jeff Leblanc
Barbara Gordon ..... Margaret Jones
Campbell Scott ..... Gary Fulton
Lewis Hodgson ..... Dr. Murphy
Kristin Shepherd ..... Lawyer

Synopsis:

Based on a heartfelt true story, Still Mine is an inspiring ode to love and a life of resilience. Craig Morrison (Oscar nominee James Cromwell, The Artist) is an 89-year-old farmer living in the rural tranquillity of New Brunswick, Canada. Challenged to keep his farm going using traditional methods, he comes up against stifling opposition when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife Irene (Oscar nominee Genevieve Bujold, Anne of The Thousand Days) who is suffering the early stages of dementia. Utilising the tried and tested methods of building taught to him by his father decades ago, Craig soon finds himself on the wrong side of an overzealous government inspector, who questions and scrutinises every minute detail of the build - instigating a series of stop-work orders which threaten to undermine the entire operation - placing the elderly couple's future in considerable jeopardy. Exploring both the travails of companionship and the frustration of bureaucracy, Still Mine is a tender tale of togetherness and perseverance in the tradition of inspirational award winners Amour, The Straight Story and Life As A House.

After years of stability, the lives of octogenarian couple, Craig and Irene Morrison, are slowly beginning to change. Because of changing times and regulations, they are no longer able to make a living from their small coastal New Brunswick farm. And Irene has begun to show signs of early dementia. Against the wishes of their two offspring who still reside in the area and who would like to see more standard care provided for Irene, Craig, the son of a master shipbuilder who inherited his father's building abilities, decides to mill lumber from trees on their property and with it build a more suitable, small one story house on the property in which he and Irene can live. Beginning this project with only a design in his mind, he is encouraged by friends at least to go through the regulatory process of building permits and the like. Despite being able to complete this project to more than exacting centuries old standards, Craig ends up hitting one roadblock after another in this regulatory process, which could kibosh this project, and his want for what he sees as a comfortable life with Irene in their final years.

An elderly couple fight against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 30 November, 2013.