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Oh, Canada

Oh, Canada

20245.71h 34m

Overview

Famed Canadian-American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Now in his late seventies, Fife is dying of cancer in Montreal and has agreed to a final interview in which he is determined to bare all his secrets at last, to demythologize his mythologized life.

Directed by Paul Schrader
Written by Paul Schrader, Russell Banks
Produced by Tiffany Boyle, David Gonzales, Meghan Hanlon
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Leo Fife

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Emma / Gloria

Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi

Young Leo Fife

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Malcolm

Victoria Hill

Victoria Hill

Diana

Caroline Dhavernas

Caroline Dhavernas

Rene

Penelope Mitchell

Penelope Mitchell

Sloan Ambrose / Amy

Kristine Froseth

Kristine Froseth

Alicia Fife

Megan Mackenzie

Megan Mackenzie

Amanda

Peter Hans Benson

Peter Hans Benson

Benjamin Chapman

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warinfidelityregrethusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookmontreal, canadaflashbackcancermemorymiscarriageguiltdeath1960sabandonmentportrait of an artistrichmond, virginiaold agefilmmakerdocumentarian

About Oh, Canada

Oh, Canada is a drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of vietnam war, infidelity, regret, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, montreal, canada. Directed by Paul Schrader, it stars Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi. Famed Canadian-American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Now in his late seventies, Fife is dying of cancer in Montreal and has agreed to a final interview in which he is determined to bare all his secrets at last, to demythologize his mythologized life.

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