Film Snail

Still Mine
Still Mine

6.8

Still Mine

PG-13·2012·102m

Summary

Craig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, Irene, despite their children's concerns. As he starts building, he is blindsided by the bureaucratic codes and officials. As Irene becomes increasingly ill, Craig fights back. Based on a true story.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Michael McGowan

Reviews

narrator56

narrator56

August 8, 2020

7

We have seen this multiple times before. An elderly couple, one of whom is in the grip of dementia of some sort, and the other not wanting to think about anything except keeping her at home. So that makes some of the plot predictable. Then again, the film is based on a true story, so I guess real life is sometimes predictable.

But the acting is superb and there is the twist of the man wanting to build a smaller house with his own hands that would be more manageable for them. And there are a few moments that are gems, such as when the townspeople attend a funeral and the lead character’s reaction.

So this is a quiet film well worth watching if you are in the mood for it.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

canada
married couple
based on true story
farm life
grandparents
memory loss
farmer
stubbornness
elderly couple
farm house
elderly
building a house
new brunswick
father son relationship
father daughter relationship
large family
frustration
rules and regulations
sick wife
long-married couple
still in love