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Suze
April 29, 2024 7:15 PM
When her only daughter leaves for college, Suze, a single mom who has lost her purpose, gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heartbroken ex-boyfriend who she can't stand. On her journey of self-discovery, Suze discovers what living purposefully really looks like, while making an unlikely bond along the way. Starring Michaela Watkins and filmed in Hamilton. Won Canadian Narrative Feature Award, Calgary International Film Festival. Won Available Light Film Festival, Best Canadian Feature Award. Craig Gillespie, nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Canadian Screen Awards. Linsey Stewart, Dana Clark nominated Canadian Writers Guild Award.
Single mother Suze (Michaela Watkins) is dreading the day her teenage daughter Brooke goes off to university, but when she learns Brooke has been accepted to a school four hours away in Montreal, she's beside herself. The only consolation for Suze is that Brooke is also leaving her boyfriend, Gage (Charlie Gillespie), whom Suze considers a loser.When Brooke, who rarely answers her mother's calls or texts, lets her know that Gage is in the hospital, she begs Suze to visit Gage.A Canadian production filmed in Hamilton, Ontario with a mostly Canadian cast and crew, including stars Aaron Ashmore, Sara Waisglass and Charlie Gillespie, and husband/wife co-directors Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart.What makes this film a rare gem, and worthy of Watkins's talents, is that it's consistently funny, doesn't reduce its leads to stereotypes or tropes and casts Suze as a woman we would actually want to hang out with rather than pity for going through a tough life stage. Teaghan Baudette/CBC News
Suze is a funny, never-judge-a-book-by-its-cover dramedy, that succeeds because of its engaging lead performances and in the way it presents a platonic relationship based on mutual respect. Richard Crouse
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