A Breed Apart (2025)
- Directed by
- Adam Belanger
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- 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
In the 1850s, a father and son from England move to Canada after the death of the wife and mother. They struggle to adjust to their new life while coping with their loss.
historicalmelancholicslow-burngrief-strickendownbeatfamily-drivenatmosphericemotionally subdued
What happens
A Breed Apart is a Canadian historical drama film, directed by Adam Belanger and David Lafontaine, and released in 2025. Set in the 1850s, the film stars Joshua Close and Isaac Highams as Sydney and Emmett Tompkins, a father and son from England who have emigrated to Canada and are struggling to cope with the recent death of Sydney's wife and Emmett's mother. The cast also includes Charlie Storey, Simon Webster, Michael Hough, Krista Bridges, Stuart Hughes, Camille Stopps, James Gilbert, Scott Edgecombe, Tyler Robinson and David Assinewai in supporting roles. The film was first announced as receiving Telefilm Canada funding in 2023, under the working title Chopping Boy. The film premiered at the 2025 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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