Fresh
It's a bit like an Australian soap opera, but low-key and true-to-life.
Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Overview
In the last days of a dying logging town, Christian returns to his family home for his father Henry’s wedding. While home, Christian reconnects with his childhood friend Oliver, who has stayed in town working at Henry’s timber mill and is now out of a job. As Christian gets to know Oliver’s wife Charlotte, daughter Hedvig, and father Walter, he discovers a secret that could tear Oliver’s family apart.
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76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
After a slow build, the final act picks up the pace but director Simon Stone shows his hand too early. Still, it's chilling to watch the wreckage pile up.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Fresh
Beautifully acted, if a little overcooked.
Cath Clarke, Time Out
Fresh
Theater director Simon Stone delivers a powerful, low-key yet achingly intense reimagining of Ibsen's 'The Wild Duck.'
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
Rotten
The performances are uniformly affecting, particularly by Ewen Leslie as Oliver, whose decency makes the pain he endures all the more wrenching. Or it would, if you believed any of it.
Harry Windsor, Hollywood Reporter
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