The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Texas, 1969. Michael infuriates girlfriend Mary-Bob by accepting the draft to serve in Vietnam. But after a violent incident at boot camp, he deserts and escapes over the border to British Columbia. Here he finds shelter with a group of Russian pacifists, the Doukhobors. Meanwhile back in the US, Mary-Bob becomes a militant anti-war activist... Their stories are told through letters they are writing to each other but cannot send, because both are on the run.
Ratings
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Key crew
- Patricia GrubenDirector
- Patricia GrubenWriter
- Martin GotfritOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cesare ScarponeMichael Winchester
- Pascal Lamothe-KipnesMary-Bob Walbarger
- Buck DelaneyNikolai Kalachoff
- Tariq LeslieDr. Dimov
- Jennifer CoppingHelen Winchester
- Erin PurghartAlison
- Noah RoselliniKoozma Kalachoff
- Eric Vincent RileyBill
- Sam KrochmalVietnam Vet
- Dan SwainDaryl
- Travis Jack SmithCast
Themes
compassionate