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Son of the Sunshine

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A young man with Tourette's syndrome undergoes an experimental surgery to correct his disorder but loses his ability to heal the sick.

Critics Reviews

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Kate Taylor Globe and Mail It is a film that shows flashes of brilliance, including writer-director Ryan Ward's own performance as the alienated protagonist, but mainly it is a film that, for all its smallness, suffers from excess and confusion. Rated: 2/4 Apr 8, 2011 Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto Rated: 2/5 Apr 15, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Amazing indie movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was poorly reviewed by critics I think because it's so different. I thought it was refreshingly weird and really cool. There was a really disturbing element of the movie but it didn't totally kill it. But the ending pulled it all together and made it a much more awesome movie than what gets pushed out there and ends up in the top box office slots. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow... This film was... Intense. Great Canadian production, great story... And countless buckets of water into the face of the audience. This film sort of beats up the audience, over and over and over... Again. It's an eye opener. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Between a 6/10 and 7/10, it's a film that you most likely either love or hate. It's certainly realistic and fantastical elements are certainly not perfectly counter balanced, but I did love it more than hate it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ryan Ward

Director

Ryan Ward

Sonny Johnns

Rebecca McMahon

Arielle

Shantelle Canzanese

Meryl Johnns

JoAnn Nordstrom

Liz Johnns

Craig Porritt

John
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man with Tourette's syndrome undergoes an experimental surgery to correct his disorder but loses his ability to heal the sick.
Director
Ryan Ward
Producer
Paul Fler
Screenwriter
Ryan Ward, Matthew Heiti
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m