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Mary Goes Round

2018 · 87 min

A quiet, emotionally honest character study that balances the weight of addiction and family secrets with moments of warmth and hope.

Overview
When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Molly McGlynn
Written by
Molly McGlynn
Starring
Aya Cash, Sara Waisglass, John Ralston, Melanie Nicholls-King, Aaron Poole, Kristian Bruun, Jess Salgueiro, Emma Hunter
Music
Casey MQ, Dillon Baldassero
Cinematography
Nick Haight
Runtime
87 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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