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Nobody Waved Goodbye

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A rebellious teenager turns his back on his family and girlfriend in a desperate attempt to cope with society.

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Bosley Crowther New York Times 01/22/2019
A good job of pictorial pamphleteering on the topic of parent-child relations is done by Nobody Waved Good-bye, but it comes to no forceful conclusion, either emotional or intellectual. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 03/26/2009
Peter Kastner and Julie Biggs have high and low points in the leads, but they're naturally charming enough to get away with momentary lapses in their performance. Go to Full Review Geoff Pevere Toronto Star 09/09/2005
Don Owen's debut feature is a landmark as the first English-language [National Film Board of Canada] movie to bring the technology and style of the direct-cinema documentary movement to feature filmmaking. Go to Full Review Elizabeth Hardwick Vogue 06/20/2023
Nobody Waved Goodbye is beautifully done in a plain way. It does not strive for the excitement of art so much as for the satisfactions of accuracy. Go to Full Review Judith Crist New York Herald Tribune 08/15/2022
Here is a young man caught in the momentum of his rebellion, adults trapped in the dilemma of their helplessness -- and none is theatrical, each is an individual that we know, a familiar face in the crowd. Go to Full Review Paul-Louis Martin Cahiers du Cinéma 05/25/2021
The honesty of the film, its beauty, is precisely that of placing itself out- side adolescence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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02/04/2011 This is a really good movie except that the main character (Peter) is such a douche-bag! As a friend in my class put it (and put it best) "You kept thinking, "Come on, don't do that, don't be a dick! Oh, no, he did it, he's a dick. But maybe next time... oh no, he did it again... he's a dick!" So true! As opposed to the first Canadian documentary, I really did appreciate this for a number of reasons. First the fact it was a guerilla film. Secondly, the naturalness of it. Thirdly, the acting was really good. Everyone played so well! But the kid is a giant douche! See more 07/02/2010 Bon film de Don Owen. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Don Owen

Director

Peter Kastner

Peter

Julie Biggs

Julie

Claude Rae

Father

Toby Tarnow

Sister

Charmion King

Mother
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Nobody Waved Goodbye

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Movie Info

Synopsis A rebellious teenager turns his back on his family and girlfriend in a desperate attempt to cope with society.
Director
Don Owen
Producer
Roman Kroitor, Don Owen
Production Co
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m