The Wars
Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional father. He avoids any confrontation with his mother (Martha Henry), a dominating woman whose despondency at having given birth to a handicapped child has turned to bitterness. Rowena occupies a central position in Robert's existence of daydreams and make-believe. When she dies, Robert clashes openly with his family, and decides to take himself in hand. It's 1914. He enrolls in the Canadian army, and, after training in Alberta and Montreal, he finds himself in England and France. The war becomes another way for him to resolve his conflicts, his dramas, his passions--his wars.
Year: 1983
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Studio: Nielsen-Ferns
Director: Robin Phillips
Cast: Brent Carver, Kirsten Bishop, Jackie Burroughs, Shirley Douglas, William Hutt, Domini Blythe
Crew: Timothy Findley (Writer), Robin Phillips (Director), Richard Nielsen (Producer), John Coquillon (Director of Photography), Diane Normandeau (Sound Editor), André Galbrand (Sound Editor)
Runtime: 118 minutes
Release: Nov 20, 1983
IMDb: 4.00/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Canada
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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