Under the Weather (2020)
- Directed by
- William D. MacGillivray
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Joe, a man dying of cancer, returns to his family home in Newfoundland to reconnect with his sister and her family. The family cares for him as he faces the end of his life.
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What happens
Under the Weather is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by William D. MacGillivray. The film stars Stephen Oates as Joe, a man dying of cancer, who returns home to Newfoundland and Labrador to reconnect with and be taken care of by his family. The film's cast also includes Ruth Lawrence as Joe's sister Jenny, Des Walsh as Jenny's husband Phil, and Julia Sarah Stone as Phil and Jenny's daughter Maggie, as well as Tom Dunne, Colin Harris, Paula Morgan, Sabrina Roberts, Bridget Wareham and Paul Ewan Wilson in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 2020 FIN Atlantic Film Festival, although due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was streamed exclusively online. It had its first in-person theatrical screening at the 2022 International Film Festival of Ottawa. It was a nominee for Best Picture at the 2021 Screen Nova Scotia awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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