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The Drawer Boy

Play trailer Poster for The Drawer Boy 2017,  1h 39m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 88% 8 Reviews Tomatometer - - Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Miles stays with two farmers in order to gather stories about rural life and make a play abut it. All three of their lives are irrevocably altered when art attempts to imitate life and the line between truth and fiction is crossed.

Critics Reviews

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J. Kelly Nestruck Globe and Mail Nov 25, 2018
While it never entirely shakes off its staginess - particularly in a climax in the kitchen - The Drawer Boy has performances to savour, especially a heartbreaking one by Hughes. Go to Full Review
Heidy Morales Hye's Musings Feb 20, 2021
3/5
The Drawer Boy is a really good production artistically and technically speaking... This is a definite nice take Healey's play. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 6, 2020
3.5/4.0
The Drawer Boy will resonate most deeply with those who do, in fact, have an appreciation for stage productions. Go to Full Review
Andrew Parker The Gate Nov 29, 2018
4.5/10
The material remains strong, but even by the low budget standards of independent Canadian cinema, this staging of Healey's work is frustratingly inert and uninspired. Go to Full Review
Liam Lacey Original Cin Nov 23, 2018
Excellently acted and directed, this adaptation of Michael Healey's 1999 stage play preserves the essence of the source material while adding many unique elements. Go to Full Review
Glenn Sumi NOW Toronto Mar 15, 2018
4/5
Ehman's wide-eyed navet feels authentic, while Hughes brings off his character's transformation without a trace of sentimentality. Go to Full Review
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Albus P Nov 9, 2018 A beautiful, haunting film with exquisite performances. And a skillful adaptation of the play.
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Cast & Crew

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Arturo Perez Torres

Director

Stuart Hughes

Angus

Richard Clarkin

Morgan

Courtney Lancaster

Sally

Sochi Fried

Frances

Jakob Ehman

Miles

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The Drawer Boy

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Movie Info

Synopsis Miles stays with two farmers in order to gather stories about rural life and make a play abut it. All three of their lives are irrevocably altered when art attempts to imitate life and the line between truth and fiction is crossed.
Director
Arturo Perez Torres
Producer
Aviva Armour-Ostroff, Arturo Perez Torres
Screenwriter
Michael Healey, Arturo Perez Torres
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2019
Runtime
1h 39m
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