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Overview
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It's hard to go home... ten years after your death.Plot:
William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word... more | add synopsisAwards:
20 wins & 10 nominations moreUser Comments:
Don't miss it! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ian Parsons | ... | Little Sweet William | |
| Peter MacNeill | ... | Whiskey Mac | |
| Troy Veinotte | ... | Teen Sweet William | |
| Kerry Fox | ... | Rosemary | |
| Mark Austin | ... | Preacher | |
| Joel S. Keller | ... | Fletcher | |
| Heather Rankin | ... | Black-Eyed Susan | |
| Christine Dunsworth | ... | Violet | |
| Seana McKenna | ... | Iris | |
| Joan Orenstein | ... | Grace | |
| Chris Leavins | ... | Sweet William | |
| Ashley MacIsaac | ... | Basil--Fiddler | |
| Jocelyn Cunningham | ... | Laurel | |
| Jim Faraday | ... | Mr. MacDougal | |
| Sarah Polley | ... | Teen Rosemary |
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Rated R for strong sexuality, language, and a scene of a hanging, and some teen drug use.Parents Guide:
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91 minLanguage:
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Teen Rosemary: [to her brother William:] Could you get dressed, Willie, I wanna get out of here.Grace: Where ya goin'?
Teen Sweet William: There's a stupid dance at school.
Grace: You goin' to a dance? Oh, dear God in heaven!
[to granddaughter Rosemary]
Grace: Now, you know to count to six?
Teen Rosemary: What?
Grace: If you're gonna kiss a boy, you got to count to six while you're doin' it. And then stop! After six it's a sin.
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This is a wonderfully affecting movie I stumbled on by accident. I found the story deeply touching and beautifully told. Not a false step in this movie, the music is perfect. The pain of the hero is rendered so precisely that I found it overwhelming, the hanging scene haunts me still.