“A poignant film. Carol Kane is brilliant.”—Village Voice
This award-winning film marked the filmmaking debut of playwright William Fruet (adapting his own play), and offered the first starring role for veteran actress Carol Kane. Kane is Jeannie, a naive teenager bored by her life in WWII-era small-town Canada. Jeannie's family is ripped asunder when she's raped by her brother's army buddy, and her father Jim (Donald Pleasance) resorts to extreme, soul-crushing means to keep the family together.