File this under: TIFF movies that completely missed the radar. As I've said before, the glut of programming at TIFF often means pictures like "The Daughter" — that boast a solid cast, an intriguing premise, but don't have A-list stars or factor into the awards season — tend to be forgotten. That's too bad because after the watching the trailer for this drama, I'm truly intrigued, because it looks particularly well shot, and a feature debut from Simon Stone worth paying attention to.
Starring Geoffrey Rush, Paul Schneider, Miranda Otto, Sam Neill, Anna Torv, Ewen Leslie and Odessa Young, the film follows a man who returns home to see his father get married to a much younger woman, but it's just the start, as there are plenty of family secrets to be unraveled. Here's the official synopsis:
In the last days of a dying logging town Christian (Paul Schneider) returns to his family home for his father Henry’s (Geoffrey Rush) wedding to the much younger Anna (Anna...
