A young boy's cottage vacation becomes a dramatic, coming-of-age experience in Andrew Cividino's Sleeping Giant.
Following three adolescent boys vacationing by Lake Superior, the innocent Adam meets reckless cousins Nate and Riley, who challenge his sense of adventure, masculinity, and his perceptions of love and sexuality. The three young actors, Jackson Martin, Reece Moffett and Nick Serino (who won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor), give extremely natural performances, giving Sleeping Giant a docudrama feel.
It has picked up many accolades in its festival run, from early buzz at Cannes to the Best Canadian First Feature award at the Toronto International Film Festival. We caught the film last fall at Tiff, and can guarantee that it is a riveting look at adolescence, with complex characters.
Check out the trailer below and catch Sleeping Giant when it hits theatres on April 8th.
Following three adolescent boys vacationing by Lake Superior, the innocent Adam meets reckless cousins Nate and Riley, who challenge his sense of adventure, masculinity, and his perceptions of love and sexuality. The three young actors, Jackson Martin, Reece Moffett and Nick Serino (who won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor), give extremely natural performances, giving Sleeping Giant a docudrama feel.
It has picked up many accolades in its festival run, from early buzz at Cannes to the Best Canadian First Feature award at the Toronto International Film Festival. We caught the film last fall at Tiff, and can guarantee that it is a riveting look at adolescence, with complex characters.
Check out the trailer below and catch Sleeping Giant when it hits theatres on April 8th.
- 3/14/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
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