The Rest of Us (film)
2019 Canadian drama film
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The Rest of Us is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Aisling Chin-Yee. It stars Heather Graham as a single mother (to Sophie Nélisse's character), who reluctantly takes in her ex-husband's second wife and their daughter (played by Jodi Balfour and Abigail Pniowsky) as houseguests after his untimely death leaves his new family homeless.
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Katie Bird Nolan
Lindsay Tapscott
William Woods
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| Directed by | Aisling Chin-Yee |
| Written by | Alanna Francis |
| Produced by | Emma Fleury Katie Bird Nolan Lindsay Tapscott William Woods |
| Starring | Heather Graham Jodi Balfour Sophie Nélisse Abigail Pniowsky |
| Cinematography | Daniel Grant |
| Edited by | Véronique Barbe Aisling Chin-Yee |
Production companies | Babe Nation Films Woods Entertainment |
| Distributed by | levelFILM |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] and was acquired by levelFILM for Canadian distribution.[2]
Cast
- Heather Graham as Cami Hayes
- Sophie Nélisse as Aster
- Abigail Pniowsky as Talulah
- Jodi Balfour as Rachel
- Charlie Gillespie as Nathan
- Tameka Griffiths as Gabby
Production
Critical reception
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[4]
The Hollywood Reporter's Sheri Linden praised the film as "sharply written and sensitively played."[5] NOW Magazine's Norman Wilner called it "a small, delicate drama—maybe too small, since the 80-minute running time has the effect of compressing certain emotional beats," but concluded, "It’s not a bad thing when a film leaves you wishing it were longer."[6] Exclaim!'s Alex Hudson agreed that the short runtime didn't benefit the story, but wrote, "As a small-scale examination of a unique form of grief, it packs a lot of emotional complexity into a small package."[7]
