Drive Back Home

2024 Canadian film
Running time
100 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Drive Back Home is a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Michael Clowater and slated for release in 2024.[1] Set in 1970, the film stars Charlie Creed-Miles as Weldon, a blue-collar plumber from New Brunswick who has been forced to travel to Toronto to bail his estranged brother Perley (Alan Cumming) out of jail following his arrest for having sex with another man in a public park, and centres on their road trip back to New Brunswick.[2]

The cast also includes Clare Coulter, Sprague Grayden, Gray Powell, Judah Davidson, Guy Sprung, Alexandre Bourgeois, Anthony Jones Nestoras, Gord Rand, Brian Bisson, Thomas Mitchell, Jennifer Carroll, Deborah Tennant, Dan Beirne, David Assinewai, Jayden Kirton, Joe Drinkwalter, Cameron Nicoll and Jude Zappala in supporting roles.

Production on the film began in winter 2023 in North Bay, Ontario.[1]

The film is slated to premiere at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kelly Townsend, "Drive Back Home shifts into high gear in North Bay". Playback, February 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Andreas Wiseman, "‘The Traitors’ Host Alan Cumming Stars With Charlie Creed-Miles & Clare Coulter In Drama ‘Drive Back Home’". Deadline Hollywood, February 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay". Sudbury.com, August 22, 2024.
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