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Canvas (2006)

Canvas poster
Directed by
Joseph Greco
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Florida family struggles to cope with the mother's schizophrenia. The father and young son try to maintain their daily lives and relationship while dealing with her unpredictable episodes.

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What happens

Canvas is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Joseph Greco about a Florida family dealing with a mother who has schizophrenia. The film premiered October 2006 at the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York. Greco said the film was inspired from his childhood experiences with a schizophrenic mother. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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