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The Hanging Garden (1997)
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Writer/director Fitzgerald's first feature starts conventionally as Sweet William (all the characters are named after plants) returns home to rural Nova Scotia after a long absence for his sister's wedding. Then matters turn spectacularly surreal: he encounters his former self, an unhappy grossly overweight teenager who hanged himself in despair over his homosexuality. A question mark hangs over which William is the 'true' one, and which the ghost, or the fantasy. Leavins and Fox head a strong cast in this unusual witty twist on the old dysfunctional family plot.Author: SJo
Cast & crew
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Producer: Louise Garfield, Arnie Gelbart, Thom Fitzgerald
Cast: Chris Leavins, Troy Veinotte, Kerry Fox, Sarah Polley, Seana McKenna, Peter MacNeill full cast
Duration: 91 mins
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