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Lonely Country

Country: Canada, Language: English, 15 mins

  • Director: James Perry
  • Writer: James Perry
  • Producer: Camila Grimaldi

CGiii Comment

Capturing loneliness and longing in a period setting is no mean feat, James Perry captures it perfectly.

There is one subtle detail that defines a small-town community...stunning.


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The(ir) Blurb...

In 1950s rural Ontario, a closeted gay man encounters a hitchhiker at a gas station. When he offers the hitchhiker a bed for the night, he is forced to confront his own suppressed desires.

Cast & Characters

Antoine Guimbal ... Eugene
Euan Lathrop ... Jack
Conrad Bergschneider ... Farmer
Elizabeth Barr ... Farmer's Wife