Coming Home (1973)

Directed by

Bill Reid

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker returns to his childhood home to visit his parents. They talk openly about the challenges of understanding each other across different generations.

intimatereflectivelow-keyconversationalnostalgichonestgentlepersonal

What happens

Coming Home is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Bill Reid and released in 1973. Made for the National Film Board of Canada, the film documents Reid's own trip home to visit his parents in Sarnia, Ontario, and the family's conversations about the communication difficulties and generational differences in values that have complicated their familial relationship. The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Documentary at the 25th Canadian Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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