Writer/director Paul Schrader reunites with his
American Gigolo leading man Richard Gere for
Oh, Canada, adapted from the novel by Russell Banks. The film sees Gere play
Leonard Fife, a documentary filmmaker who fled to Canada during the Vietnam
War. In his dying days, Leonard agrees to allow a film crew record his final
testimony, but his memories prove unreliable.
Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli, Jacob Elordi, Victoria Hill and
Kristine Froseth also star.
Oh, Canada is in US cinemas from December 6th. A UK/ROI
release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Aging filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere), still fiery despite his battle with illness, wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of acclaimed documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his Vietnam War draft-dodging and his past relationships harbor thorny truths. Leonard sits for an extended interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), relating candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the tumultuous 1960s and beyond. At Leonard’s insistence, his wife and indispensable artistic partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), bears witness to it all. His successes are held up against his failings and, as the man is cleansed of the myth, Leonard must confront what is left.
