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Vagrant (2020)

Vagrant poster
Directed by
Caleb Ryan
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A homeless man in Calgary finds a stray puppy and decides to turn his life around. He works to get clean and find a home for himself and the dog.

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What happens

Vagrant is a Canadian drama film, directed by Caleb Ryan and released in 2020. Shot in Calgary, Alberta, the film stars Luke Oparah as Frank, a Black Canadian homeless man who discovers a new motivation to clean up and rebuild his life when he finds and adopts an abandoned puppy. The cast also includes Ana Isabella Piñero, Joseph C. Ryan, Kevin Kaye, Anthony Goring, Ray Val, Spencer Streichert, Gary Layton, Munraj Sahota, Darion Trotman, Nancy Evans, Amarjot Nijjar, Kathy Roe, Ashu Kito, Adrien Wallace and Hazel Anderson in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 2020 Calgary International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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