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Last Resort

2022 · 92 min

A tender, bittersweet drama about love and mortality that balances sadness with unexpected warmth and gentle humor.

Directed by
Kevin Taylor
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nick Smyth, L.A. Sweeney, Kristen Da Silva
Tagline
This is where it began
Overview
Two terminally ill hospice residents conspire to make their spouses fall in love with each other to lessen the impact of their death. Things go awry when they themselves fall in love and one of them begins to feel better.

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Directed by
Kevin Taylor
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nick Smyth, L.A. Sweeney, Kristen Da Silva
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • death
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
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
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kevin Taylor
Written by
Kevin Taylor
Starring
Nick Smyth, L.A. Sweeney, Kristen Da Silva, Tommy James Murphy, Kristen MacCulloch, Brian Quintero, Andrew Bee, Somerville Black
Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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