GERONTOPHILIA
synopsis
18-year-old Lake has a sweet activist girlfriend, but one day discovers he has an unusual attraction for the elderly. Fate conspires to land him a summer job at a nursing home where he develops a tender relationship with Mr. Peabody. Discovering that the patients are being over-medicated to make them easier to manage, Lake decides to wean him off his medication and help him escape, resulting in a humorous and heartfelt road trip that strengthens their bond.
original title: | Gerontophilia |
country: | Canada |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bruce LaBruce |
film run: | 82' |
release date: | 26/03/2014 |
screenplay: | Bruce LaBruce, Daniel Allen Cox |
cast: | Pier Gabriel Lajoie, Walter Borden, Katie Boland, Marie-Hélène Thibault |
cinematography by: | Nicolas Canniccioni |
film editing: | Glenn Berman |
art director: | Olivier Laberge |
costumes designer: | Marilyne Garceau |
music: | Ramachandra Borcar |
producer: | Nicolas Comeau, Leonard Farlinger, Jennifer Jonas |
production: | 1976 Productions, New Real Films |
backing: | SODEC, Téléfilm Canada Québec Tax Credit, Ontario Tax Credit, Canadian Tax Credit |