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The Husband

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A man is left to care for his infant son when his wife is imprisoned for having sex with a minor.

Critics Reviews

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Geoff Pevere Globe and Mail 03/14/2014
3/4
This is the kind of thoughtful, confident and seamlessly integrated filmmaking that comes from an uncommon fusion of artist and subject ... Go to Full Review
Peter Howell Toronto Star 03/13/2014
3/4
McDonald isn't seeking to make explosive drama about a human time bomb, preferring to show the many mood swings of real life. Go to Full Review
Nathalie Atkinson National Post 03/20/2014
3/4
Dark and sometimes tender, The Husband is the grim, realistic flip side of a what if - what if Notes on a Scandal focused solely on the drudgery of the husband's life in the wake of the betrayal? Go to Full Review
Katherine Monk Canada.com 03/13/2014
3.5/5
McCabe-Lokos wrote the script for this stripped-down piece of psychological suspense that gets to the bony heart of love. And to his credit, he doesn't mind looking unsympathetic and cruel, even completely irresponsible. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/28/2013
2/4
...a sporadically compelling yet thoroughly underwhelming little drama... Go to Full Review
Nikola Grozdanovic The Playlist 10/18/2013
B
If you find yourself in the mood for a black comedy about a guy who is definitely worse off than you are right now, The Husband is that guy. Go to Full Review
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07/03/2017 I saw this on a television movie channel tonight. I think that it is an exceptional representation of how impotent anger can metamorphose into mental illness. This is a movie with real insight into the human condition and the perversity of anger. See more 03/13/2014 McDonald didn't receive the acclaim that he should have for directing an evolving Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, often unsuccessfully through emotions he must bare following a crime committed by his wife that lands her in jail. An ordinary man tires to deal with extraordinary circumstances. See more 12/13/2013 The Husband pains the uncomfortable picture of a husband and father of a baby whose wife is spending time in jail for having sex with a teenage boy. Now that she is about to get out of jail, poor henry finds himself deeply conflicted. Making matters worse is the fact that he meets him casually one day and grows an unhealthy stalking obsession towards him. McDonald's film is uneasy yet its premise is very original. In fact, the awkwardness of the storyline isn't a problem. It is rather disappointing, on the other hand, that the film really offers very little to follow up on the strangeness of the initial premise. In the end, The Husband is simply a dull film that has nothing much to offer apart from a credible performance by Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, who also wrote the script, in the leading role. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man is left to care for his infant son when his wife is imprisoned for having sex with a minor.
Director
Bruce McDonald
Producer
Daniel Bekerman, Cherilyn Hawrysh
Screenwriter
Kelly Harms, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m