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Familiar Grounds (2011)

Familiar Grounds poster
Original title
En terrains connus
Directed by
Stéphane Lafleur
Genre
drama film, speculative fiction film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
G
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A brother and sister drive out to their family cottage to pick up a trailer. On the way they meet a man who says he is a time traveler from the future and his predictions start to affect them.

melancholicslow-burnquietstrangecontemplativeintimateuneasyrealistic

What happens

Familiar Grounds (French: En terrains connus) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. The film centres on Benoit (Francis La Haye) and Maryse (Fanny Mallette), a brother and sister who embark on a road trip to their family cottage to retrieve a trailer, only to find their lives impacted by the strange prophecies of a salesman (Denis Houle) who claims to be a time-traveller from the future. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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