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Cast No Shadow

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Jude, a 13-year-old boy, is sent to live with Alfreda when his father goes to prison. She nutures his active imagination until his father's release, and becomes trapped between the pressures of his father and his one friend.

Critics Reviews

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 04/03/2015
2/4
Painterly cinematography around the Newfoundland coast and a soulful lead performance from young star Percy Hynes White aren't enough to overcome an awkward script ... Go to Full Review Linda Barnard Toronto Star 04/02/2015
3/4
Sparkes shows a confident hand as director, ensuring Hynes-White's Jude swings naturally between cockiness and tender childlike moments that evoke sympathy, hinting at a lurking sweetness inside him. Go to Full Review Jorge Ignacio Castillo The Canadian Crew 02/03/2020
3.5/5
Unassuming and minimalistic to a fault, Cast No Shadow is exceptionally effective. Go to Full Review Tara Thorne The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 07/13/2016
It's not one minute of fun, but it's equal parts scary and sad, and adds another dimension to the art of the already impressive province from which it comes. Go to Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto 12/18/2015
3/5
Sparkes invests the proceedings with a strong sense of place and mood, hinting at Jude's unstable psyche by giving us flashes of the trolls and witches he believes lurk in the woods around his home. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/26/2015 A dark and moody fairytale of a young boy who collects gold to pay off murderous troll, Cast No Shadow boasts a strong performance from its young lead and a very distinctively Newfound voice from screenwriter Joel Thomas Hynes and dirctor Christian Sparkes. It's a film that on paper shouldn't work, but somehow manages to combine onscreen in some sort of alchemy where everything just Olay off each other beautifully. A few of the metaphors are a bit on the nose, but that hardly matters when the mystical and real are so deftly handled as the film transitions between the two until you can't tell where one ends and the other begins. See more 04/21/2015 Extremely well made. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Christian Sparkes

Director

Mary Colin Chisholm

Alfreda

Joel Thomas Hynes

Angus

Percy Hynes White

Jude

Gavin Snow

Ricky

Joel Thomas Hynes

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Movie Info

Synopsis Jude, a 13-year-old boy, is sent to live with Alfreda when his father goes to prison. She nutures his active imagination until his father's release, and becomes trapped between the pressures of his father and his one friend.
Director
Christian Sparkes
Producer
Chris Agoston, Christian Sparkes, Allison White
Screenwriter
Joel Thomas Hynes
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 2, 2019
Runtime
1h 25m