Normal (2007)

A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.

Director:

Carl Bessai

Writer:

Travis McDonald

Stars:

Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie

6 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Catherine
Kevin Zegers	...	Jordie
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Walt
Andrew Airlie	...	Dale
Tygh Runyan	...	Dennis
Camille Sullivan	...	Elise
Lauren Lee Smith	...	Sherri
Michael Riley	...	Carl
Britt Irvin	...	Melissa
Allison Hossack	...	Abby
Cameron Bright	...	Brady
Tara Frederick	...	Sylvie Farber
Benjamin Ratner	...	Tim (as Ben Ratner)
Zak Santiago	...	Bob the Social Worker
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Jerry

Storyline

A grieving mother cannot "move on" after her son's death, keeping his room as it was, wanting her younger boy to be like his dead brother. A youth leaves juvenile detention, going home to an angry father and a lonely young step-mother. A college teacher whose brother has autistic behaviors separates from his wife and is attracted to a student. The narrative discloses slowly the mother, youth, and teacher's connections to a car accident. The paroled youth talks to the dead boy's girlfriend and must sort out his relationship with his step-mother; the professor encourages his brother to go on a date. Can the mother see her living son for who he is? In what ways can each be normal? In what ways can each be normal?

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Plot Keywords:

car accident | grief | stepmother | jealousy | teacher student sex | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and language

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Normalni ludzie

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Raven West Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in Victoria, British Columbia with an all-Canadian cast and crew.

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Soundtracks

Cute and Hefty
Written and performed by Hillary Thaddeus (as Thaddeus Hillary)

User Reviews

high ambitions

good cast, interesting idea. and an old recipes who do not really working in this case. the lost son, the characters connections around this tragedy are far to be a new subject and that is the great problem of movie. it seems be confuse, it seems use a seductive cast for ambiguous purpose. slice of gray universe, dominated by frustration and bad emotions, it is saved by the acting of actors - Carrie - Anne Moss is the best example. admirable is , in same measure, the work of Kevin Zegers and Tygh Runyan but , after the end, it seems be not enough. something missing and the cause is that you knows the story lines and the ambition of profound one is lost in too many details. short - a decent film. but nothing more.