William, a once obese and depressed adolescent, is able to move past his teenage years when he moves to the city and comes out as being gay. When he returns home though, he can't cope with his memories.
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Ian Parsons | ... | Little Sweet William |
| Peter MacNeill | ... | Whiskey Mac | |
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Troy Veinotte | ... | Teen Sweet William |
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Mark Austin | ... | Preacher |
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Heather Rankin | ... | Black-Eyed Susan |
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Christine Dunsworth | ... | Violet |
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Seana McKenna | ... | Iris |
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Joan Orenstein | ... | Grace |
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Jim Faraday | ... | Mr. MacDougal |
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William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word, for ten years and finds it (and his family) haunted with his past. He had moved to the city and become a fit, well-adjusted gay man, but during his visit home, he becomes unhinged as the newly remembered reasons for his miserable adolescence come to life in each of their presents. Written by Tom Hunt Brooks <thuntb@relaypoint.net>
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gay | abusive father | wedding ceremony | sex lesson from prostitute | child abuse |Taglines:
It's hard to go home... ten years after your death.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexuality, language, and a scene of a hanging, and some teen drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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7 November 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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CAD 1,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$45,830, 9 November 1997, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$925,756, 12 July 1998Company Credits
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[statue]
Grace the Nun: for the lady, please?
Iris: No no, that's not necessary, please don't bother him ...
Grace the Nun: That's what he's here for, it's included! Father, are you ready to bless the Virgin or what?
[The priest comes up to the store counter and picks up the Virgin statuette.]
Grace the Nun: Oh hang on now, she hasn't got the receipt. How many times do I tell you, don't bless the Virgin until you get the receipt!
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Traditional, performed by Mary Jane Lamond
Courtesy of B & R Heritage Enterprises
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The film won the best Canadian feature award at TIFF. See more »Quotes
Grace the Nun: Father, can you come and bless this Virgin[statue]
Grace the Nun: for the lady, please?
Iris: No no, that's not necessary, please don't bother him ...
Grace the Nun: That's what he's here for, it's included! Father, are you ready to bless the Virgin or what?
[The priest comes up to the store counter and picks up the Virgin statuette.]
Grace the Nun: Oh hang on now, she hasn't got the receipt. How many times do I tell you, don't bless the Virgin until you get the receipt!
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Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) See more »Soundtracks
Ba, Ba, Ba, Mo LeanabhTraditional, performed by Mary Jane Lamond
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"The Hanging Garden" is a slice-of-dysfunctional-life dramady with a coming-of-age flashback which takes you into the tangled web of peculiar family matters and relationships of a Nova Scotia family who live in shadow of a drunkenly abusive patriarch. The quirk infested family includes a gay asthmatic son, a foul mouthed daughter, a wishy-washy mother, a senile old granny, the abusive gardener father, and a kid. The film centers on the grossly overweight son who hangs himself from a tree and remains there as a sort of macabre metaphor for familial dysfunction while living on as a skinny adult and achieving some semblance of normalcy. In spite its obvious weirdness, this earthy flick manages to ground itself with a sense of reality while showing the constant struggle to function in spite of the characters' fractured coping skills. Not for everyone, this fist outing for writer/director Thom Fitzgerald is, IMHO, better than his more recent film "The Event". Fodder for those into quirky flicks about dysfunctional families. (B)