The Twentieth Century
Blistering shame! Unbridled passions! Pulse-quickening tribulation!
2019 · 1h 30m · N/A Comedy
Overview
Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will first have to fight his personal obsessions and overcome the many obstacles he will encounter on his tortuous path to power.
Director and cast
- Dan Beirne as Mackenzie King
- Sarianne Cormier as Nurse Lapointe
- Catherine St-Laurent as Ruby Elliott
- Mikhaïl Ahooja as Bert Harper
- Brent Skagford as Arthur Meighen
- Seán Cullen as Lord Muto
- Trevor Anderson as Mr. Justice Richardson
- Marie Brassard as Asbestos Miner
- Kee Chan as Dr. Milton Wakefield
- Martin Dubreuil as John Christian Schultz
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