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Some Things That Stay

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During the 1950s, a teenage girl named Tamara Anderson (Katie Boland) moves to a rural town with her liberal family, which includes her artist father, Stuart (Stuart Wilson) ; her mother, Liz (Alberta Watson) ; and a younger brother and sister. At first Tamara enjoys country life, and begins a romance with Rusty Murphy (Kevin Zegers), a handsome farm boy. But when her mother falls ill with tuberculosis while her father is out of town painting, she is left to care for her younger siblings.

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Audience Member Excellent acting. A little slow paced but the cinematography and acting make up for it. The writing wasn't that good. I loved the small children the most. Katie Boland was very engaging. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Kind of like a train wreck, I can't stop myself from watching it though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Cast: Katie Boland, Megan Park, Kevin Zegers, Stuart Wilson, Alberta Watson, Geraint Wyn Davies, Maria Ricossa, Nadia Litz, Jack Knight, Yannick Bisson Director: Gail Harvey Summary: After her family moves to a conservative town, teenager Tamara finds friendship with Brenda and starts dating Rusty. But when her mother contracts tuberculosis and is sent away, Tamara becomes responsible for keeping her family together. My Thoughts: "A bad script added with bad acting made this film a hard one to finish, but I did. Katie Boland had her moments in this film where she was believable, but most of the time she was quite awful as was Megan Park. I thought the parents, Alberta Watson and Stuart Wilson where good. Kevin Zegers did well with what he was given. It just wasn't a great script for any of these actor's. The movie was a bit about religion. Christians trying to turn the non-believers into believers. There was also plenty of scenes that I thought just shouldn't have been included into the film and seemed pointless. The skinny dipping scene was not only unfitting to what was going on in the movie but felt completely inappropriate since there are young children stripping down to nothing and being shown nude. It was uncomfortable. It was a scene pointless and unnecessary. The film was by far something I would never watch again nor would I recommend anyone seeing." Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the 1950s, a teenage girl named Tamara Anderson (Katie Boland) moves to a rural town with her liberal family, which includes her artist father, Stuart (Stuart Wilson) ; her mother, Liz (Alberta Watson) ; and a younger brother and sister. At first Tamara enjoys country life, and begins a romance with Rusty Murphy (Kevin Zegers), a handsome farm boy. But when her mother falls ill with tuberculosis while her father is out of town painting, she is left to care for her younger siblings.
Director
Gail Harvey
Producer
Don Carmody, Chris Chrisafis, Catherine Gourdier
Screenwriter
Catherine Gourdier
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m