Stories We Tell

A warm, quietly gripping family detective story that makes you question how memory and love shape the truth.

Directed by

Sarah Polley

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan

Overview

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending on their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, identity, memory, grief

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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