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Wilby Wonderful

Wilby Wonderful

Everybody gets a second chance.

20045.61h 39m

Overview

A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.

Directed by Daniel MacIvor
Written by Daniel MacIvor
Produced by Camelia Frieberg
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Top Cast

James Allodi

James Allodi

Dan Jarvis

Callum Keith Rennie

Callum Keith Rennie

Duck MacDonald

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Emily Anderson

Rebecca Jenkins

Rebecca Jenkins

Sandra Anderson

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Carol French

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Buddy French

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Marcella Grimaux

Mackenzie Fisher

Daniel MacIvor

Daniel MacIvor

Stan Lastman

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Terri Sanderson

Reporter

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Chris Saunderson

Photographer

Themes & Keywords

infidelityhomophobianova scotia, canadareal estate agentsuicidal thoughtsislanders

About Wilby Wonderful

Wilby Wonderful is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of infidelity, homophobia, nova scotia, canada, real estate agent, suicidal thoughts, islanders. Directed by Daniel MacIvor, it stars James Allodi, Callum Keith Rennie, Elliot Page. A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.

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