Craig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, Irene, despite their children's concerns. As he starts building, he is blindsided by the bureaucratic codes and officials. As Irene becomes increasingly ill, Craig fights back. Based on a true story.
James Cromwell
as Craig Morrison
Geneviève Bujold
as Irene Morrison
Campbell Scott
as Gary
Julie Stewart
as Ruth
Rick Roberts
as John
George R. Robertson
as Chester
Barbara Gordon
as Margaret
Chuck Shamata
as Judge
Ronan Rees
as Gavin
Hawksley Workman
as Gus
Peter McGinn
We have seen this multiple times before. An elderly couple, one of whom is in the grip of dementia of some sort, and the other not wanting to think about anything except keeping her at home. So that makes some of the plot predictable. Then again, the film is based on a true story, so I guess real li...