Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 90 minutes
A coming of age drama about Oscar Madly, a creative and driven teenager, desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Stephen DUNN Writer(s) : Stephen DUNN Cast : Connor JESSUP, Aaron ABRAMS, Joanne KELLY, Aliocha SCHNEIDER, Isabella ROSSELLINI Producer(s) : Kevin KRIKST, Fraser ASH, Edward j. MARTIN
Oscar Madly is an imaginative “only-child” in St. John, Newfoundland, whose closest friend is a pet hamster named Buffy. If his life wasn’t challenging enough being caught in the middle of his parents’ turbulent divorce, Oscar is viciously catapulted into adulthood when his father teaches him about a shocking hate-crime involving a young gay man. Fearing that he too might be gay, Oscar is driven to suppress his femininity. But when Oscar comes of age, his resistance to his sexuality weakens as he forms a tenuous friendship with a tattooed co-worker from Montreal who opens his eyes to a whole world of new possibilities. However, as Oscar begins to reclaim his identity, he experiences confusing sexual fantasies about his new friend that are fueled by fear. When Oscar finally confronts and triumphs against the fear instilled by his father, the result is an explosive spectacle of human empowerment unlike anything Oscar could have ever expected.
Country(ies) : CANADA
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Toronto - TIFF 2015 - Discovery (Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature Film)