Directed by:
Thom FitzgeraldScreenplay:
Thom FitzgeraldCinematography:
Thomas M. HartingCast:
Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Kristin Booth, Ryan Doucette, Jeremy Akerman, John Dunsworth, Laurie Delaney, Kevin Kincaid, Juanita PetersPlots(1)
It stars Oscar®-winning actresses Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker as Stella and Dot, an aging couple who escape from a nursing home in Maine and drive to Nova Scotia on a quest to be legally married. Stella and Dot have been together for 31 years and have faithfully accompanied one another through life's ups and downs. Now in their seventies, Stella is hard of hearing and Dot is legally blind. Dotty's prudish granddaughter, Molly (played by Genie Award-winner Kristin Booth), decides the best place for Dot is a nursing home that will provide all the necessities. This forces Stella and Dot to make a bold decision: they will leave their hometown and make their way to Canada, where same-sex marriage is legal. It's a last-gap bid to stay together. En route to Canada, they pick up a young hitchhiker, Prentice, played by newcomer Ryan Doucette. A small-town boy turned modern dancer, he is returning to Nova Scotia to visit his dying mother. Despite his bravado, Prentice is a confused and wounded soul who has much to learn from Stella and Dot as they wage their own unexpected battle – after three decades, can they keep their family together? With equal parts humour and grace, Cloudburst explores the important themes of life, death and love through the eyes of this oddball trio. (Momo Films)
(more)Cast
Olympia Dukakis
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Cloudburst (2011)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Brenda Fricker
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Kristin Booth
Canada
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Company (2007) (series)
Cloudburst (2011)
Ryan Doucette
Canada
Best movies:
Cloudburst (2011)
Copperhead (2013)
Jeremy Akerman
UK
Best movies:
Cloudburst (2011)
K-19 (2002)
Life with Billy (1994) (TV movie)
John Dunsworth
Canada
Best movies:
Cloudburst (2011)
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009)
Life with Billy (1994) (TV movie)
Laurie Delaney
Best movies:
Cloudburst (2011)
Kevin Kincaid
Best movies:
Cloudburst (2011)
Blackbird (2012)
Spinster (2019)
Juanita Peters
Best movies:
Cloudburst (2011)
The Christmas Shoes (2002) (TV movie)
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003) (TV movie)