Siblings (2004)

SIBLINGS is a dark comedy about love, lust, murder and other issues of normal family life.

Director:

David Weaver

Writer:

Jackie May

Stars:

Alex Campbell, Paul Soles, Andrew Chalmers

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Campbell	...	Joe
Paul Soles	...	Grandpa
Andrew Chalmers	...	Pete
Samantha Weinstein	...	Danielle
Sarah Gadon	...	Margaret
Rocket the Dog	...	Potter
Nicholas Campbell	...	Dad
Sonja Smits	...	Mom
Aaron Abrams	...	Pastor
Sarah Polley	...	Tabby
Joan Heney	...	Agnes
Dorothy Gordon	...	Dorothy
Martha Burns	...	Miss Bradford
Tom McCamus	...	Mr. Phillips
William Lynn	...	Dr. Therminger (as Bill Lynn)

Storyline

Joe (Alex Campbell) and his siblings have a couple of problems. First off, their stepparents are despicably evil. Secondly, they seemed to have killed them. Now this mixed up mess of half-sisters and step-brothers have to figure out how to dispose of the bodies, cover up the murders, collect their grandfather's inheritance and somehow stick together as a family -- all without getting caught. Not to mention Joe's incessant need to keep tabs on his promiscuous sister, an eye on the precocious little ones and a lustful watch on the girl next-door. Growing up has its complications. Murder's just one of them.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | inheritance | lust | girl next door | dead body in car | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and brief drug use

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Secret de famille

Filming Locations:

Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Step-Films Inc., Canadian Film Centre (CFC), Feature Film Project, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Extra Scene: Priest presiding over the parents' funeral, with Joe, Margaret, and Tabby.

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Soundtracks

"The Golden Chain"
Written and Performed by The Stars
Published by Bocklay/Arts & Crafts
Courtesy of Arts & Crafts

User Reviews

Nixon Masks

The filmmakers here tried something and failed. It was a noble attempt at something very delicate and I suspect that they will eventually succeed at capturing this balance somehow. Commentors here call it black humor, but there is something more dear here in the children's reach. It isn't Lemony Snicket. Its "The Ice Storm."

Failure or not, they did something well. Sarah Polley is an amazing young actress who can do what I call folded acting: where she observes her character and conveys the observation. This allows her to play special roles. Here she is in the story as our surrogate who watches. She can't save the story, but she does her job.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.