Bone Cage (2020)

Directed by

Taylor Olson

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A forestry worker feels trapped by his job clearcutting trees even though it conflicts with his values. Meanwhile his sister puts her own dreams on hold to care for their dying father. Both struggle with the weight of family and the lack of options to change their lives.

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What happens

Bone Cage is a 2020 Canadian drama film written and directed by Taylor Olson. Adapted from play of the same name by Catherine Banks, the film stars Olson as Jamie, a forestry worker whose ethical conflicts about participating in clearcutting, but having no options to leave the job, are beginning to affect his personal relationships, and Amy Groening as Chicky, his sister who has placed her own dreams of leaving town in search of something better on hold to stay and care for their ailing father Clarence (Christian Murray). The film's cast also includes Ursula Calder as Jamie's fiancée Krista, Sam Vigneault as Jamie's best friend and Krista's brother Kevin, and David Rossetti as Chicky's married lover Reg, as well as Stephanie MacDonald, Reid Price, Sebastien Labelle, Ann-Marie Kerr, Bob Mann, Monte Murray, Jacob Sampson and Thom Payne. The film premiered on September 17, 2020, at the FIN Atlantic Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Atlantic Feature, Best Atlantic Director, Best Atlantic Screenplay and Best Atlantic Cinematography. The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Best Supporting Actress (Groening) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Olson). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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