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Tight-lipped Englishman Alex Hughes is traveling through Ontario on his way to meet the mother of his son with whom he has had a distant relationship. He begrudgingly decides to pick up Vivienne, a young and feisty hitchhiker. When the car is suddenly hit by a truck, Vivienne dies instantly, and Alex finds himself grieving for someone he never knew. Now, shocked and stranded on the outskirts of Wawa, Vivienneâs hometown, Alex decides to track down her mother, Linda Freeman, to talk to her in person about the fate of her daughter. When Alex comes face to face with Linda, he discovers that she is autistic. While she understands what has happened, she shows little emotion. He slowly becomes increasingly involved in Lindaâs life and the community to which she feels complete indifference, in part because of her condition. Linda in turn becomes attached--to the degree that she is emotionally capable--to Alex, and to what he can do for her. In the meantime, Alex also forms a relationship with Lindaâs sexy, independent neighbor, Maggie, and becomes the object of scrutiny by the ineffectual local law enforcement officer Clyde, who, besides being jealous of Alexâs new relationship with Maggie, believes heâs discovered a dark secret in Alexâs past. As Vivienneâs funeral approaches, and with the help of Maggie's understanding and Linda's unique window into the world, Alex confronts his past and both the sadness and anger that have built up within him.
Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama
Release Date: April 25th, 2007 (limited)
Rating: Not Rated
Distributors: First Take (IFC), The Weinstein Company
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Starring: Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire (II), James Allodi, Janet Van de Graaff, Selina Cadell, Callum Keith Rennie, David Fox, Jayne Eastwood
