Singapore Mental Health Film Festival 2019
Still Mine
Language
English - subtitles to be advised
Cast
James Cromwell, Ronan Rees, Geneviève Bujold
Synopsis
Based on true events and laced with wry humour, Still Mine is a heartfelt love story about Craig Morrison, an 89-year-old New Brunswicker, who comes up against the system when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his wife whose memory is starting to go.
Although Craig is using the same methods his father, a shipbuilder, taught him, times have changed. Craig quickly gets on the wrong side of an overzealous government inspector, who finds just about everything unacceptable, including the unstamped wood he has milled from his own trees. As his wife becomes increasingly ill – and amidst a series of stop-work orders – Craig races to finish the house. Hauled into court and facing jail, Craig takes a final stance.
“Movies like this are uncommon, perhaps because we shy away from the truths that the elderly face, perhaps because there is more money in exploiting the young and the beautiful on-screen.” — Bruce Kirkland, Toronto Sun
“It’s expressed in simple devotion, the determination to assist and remain with a loved one, no matter what...This, I think, is the message of Still Mine.” — Peter Howell, The Star
2013 Canadian Screen Awards Winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2013 Directors Guild of Canada Winner for Best Direction for Feature Film
2013 Seattle International Film Festival Winner for Best Actor