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Winnipeg International Film Festival—Best Actress Toronto International Film Festival |
“…see this movie to see how creative and relevant American filmmaking can be.”—Flick Philosopher
Cruel But Necessary is a 2005 independent film directed by Canadian actor/director Saul Rubinek. Actress, Wendel Meldrum, took a turn as a screenwriter for this project. Meldrum stars in the film as Betty Munson, a women struggling to put her life back together after her marriage falls apart. Betty decides to videotape family, friends, and others to help understand the truth of her life. Meldrum's own ex-husband, Mark Humphrey, and son, Luke Humphrey, play her onscreen ex-husband and son.