The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Mara is a young creative writing professor struggling with problems in her marriage to an experimental musician. One day, she runs into Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, when he wanders onto her university campus. Bonded by their shared interests, the two gradually become closer. When Mara’s husband unexpectedly cancels plans to drive her to an out-of-town conference, Matt accompanies Mara on the trip instead. Along the way, the tension surrounding their undefined relationship slowly grows.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic68/100
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Kazik RadwanskiDirector
- Kazik RadwanskiScreenplay
Cast
- Deragh CampbellMara
- Matt JohnsonMatt
- Mounir al ShamiSamir
- Emma HealeyEmma
- Avery NaymanAvery
- Marlowe GranadosMaeve
- Simon ReynoldsMatt's Dad
- Kinshuk DhingraCreative Writing Student
- Georgia TannisProfessor Burke
- Jack NguyenPhD Party Guest
- Michael KolbergBarista
- Johnathan PappoBand Member
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Themes
friendshiptoronto, canada