Snow Cake
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Marc Evans
Alan Rickman
Sigourney Weaver
Carrie-anne Moss
Emily Hampshire
James Allodi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tight-lipped Englishman Alex Hughes is traveling through Ontario on his way to meet the mother of his son with whom he has had a distant relationship. He begrudgingly decides to pick up Vivienne, a young and feisty hitchhiker. When the car is suddenly hit by a truck, Vivienne dies instantly, and Alex finds himself grieving for someone he never knew. Now, shocked and stranded on the outskirts of Wawa, Vivienne's hometown, Alex decides to track down her mother, Linda Freeman, to talk to her in person about the fate of her daughter. When Alex comes face to face with Linda, he discovers that she is autistic. While she understands what has happened, she shows little emotion. He slowly becomes increasingly involved in Linda's life and the community to which she feels complete indifference, in part because of her condition. Linda in turn becomes attached--to the degree that she is emotionally capable--to Alex, and to what he can do for her. In the meantime, Alex also forms a relationship with Linda's sexy, independent neighbor, Maggie, and becomes the object of scrutiny by the ineffectual local law enforcement officer Clyde, who, besides being jealous of Alex's new relationship with Maggie, believes he's discovered a dark secret in Alex's past. As Vivienne's funeral approaches, and with the help of Maggie's understanding and Linda's unique window into the world, Alex confronts his past and both the sadness and anger that have built up within him.
Director
Marc Evans
Cast
Alan Rickman
Sigourney Weaver
Carrie-anne Moss
Emily Hampshire
James Allodi
Janet Van De Graaff
Julie Stewart
Selina Cadell
Callum Keith Rennie
David Fox
Jayne Eastwood
John Bayliss
Jackie Laidlaw
Susan Coyne
Robert Smith Jones
Crew
Marguerite Arnold
Lesley Boylen
John Buchan
Bora Bulajic
Matt Cahill
Gina Carter
Steve Coogan
Shelley Cook
Steve Cosens
Paul Cotterell
Jessica Daniel
Matthew Davies
Jane Douglas
Andrew Eaton
Peter Emmink
Layla Evans
Niv Fichman
Rob Fletcher
Debra Hanson
Rob Hepburn
Robert Jones
Robert Jones
Winnifred Jong
Anthony Kadak
Jason Knight
Max Macdonald
Sheena Macdonald
Laurie Mirsky
Henry Normal
Angela Pell
Elana Rabinovitch
David M. Thompson
Larry Weinstein
Barbara Willis Sweete
Michael Winterbottom
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 27, 2007
Released in United States on Video September 11, 2007
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States February 2006
Released in United States August 2006
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition/Opening Night) February 9-19, 2006.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (British Gala) August 14-27, 2006.
Released in United States Spring April 27, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States on Video September 11, 2007
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.)
Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition/Opening Night) February 9-19, 2006.)
Released in United States August 2006 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (British Gala) August 14-27, 2006.)
