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The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song

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Muscle locks his mother up in a room to keep her from drinking until she falls and hurts herself. The desperate move unearths a past full of violence and abuse.

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 01/18/2013
3/4
[It] feels unclassifiable: a documentary as allegory, but mostly a record of a love story between a filmmaker and her subjects, struggling with the cages of intimacy and cruelty that shape their lives. Go to Full Review Linda Barnard Toronto Star 01/17/2013
2.5/4
Garland somehow manages to let everybody keep their dignity in her sometimes disturbing look at a Guyanese family ... Go to Full Review Chase Whale Film Threat 12/03/2012
A+
The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song is one the most melancholic and poignant true stories ever told. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Christy Garland

Director

Christy Garland

Producer

Margarete Jangård

Producer

Chris Bennett

Producer

Louise Køster

Producer

Daniel Iron

Executive Producer
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Synopsis Muscle locks his mother up in a room to keep her from drinking until she falls and hurts herself. The desperate move unearths a past full of violence and abuse.
Director
Christy Garland
Producer
Christy Garland, Margarete Jangård, Chris Bennett, Louise Køster
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English