Catch the official trailer for Oh, Canada, a compelling drama that dives deep into the life of Leonard Fife (Richard Gere), an aging filmmaker determined to tell his story without filters. Still sharp despite his health battles, Leonard is best known for his groundbreaking documentaries, but beneath his achievements lie difficult truths about dodging the Vietnam War draft and his past relationships. As he opens up in a long interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), he revisits pivotal moments from the 1960s onward, with Jacob Elordi portraying his younger self. Leonard's wife and creative partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), remains by his side, bearing witness as his triumphs and failures unfold. Adapted from Russell Banks’s novel, Paul Schrader directs with a personal touch, reuniting with Gere more than 40 years after American Gigolo to bring this intimate story of an artist’s life and legacy to the screen.
Oh, Canada Cast:
Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli, Penelope Mitchell and Kristine Froseth
Oh, Canada will hit theaters December 6, 2024!
Oh, Canada Cast:
Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli, Penelope Mitchell and Kristine Froseth
Oh, Canada will hit theaters December 6, 2024!
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00:00Don't forget why I agreed to do this.
00:04Tell me why I agreed to do this.
00:07This documentary will record your progress from your arrival in Canada as a draft refugee through your career as a filmmaker.
00:14Where's my wife?
00:18I'm here, Leo.
00:19I want to tell everything, for the record.
00:21I know most of the stuff anyway.
00:23You don't know any of it.
00:26Okay, let's begin.
00:28Lights, please.
00:30Leonard 5, December 22, 2023.
00:35The story begins the night of March 30th, 1968.
00:40We should go to Virginia.
00:44I can hear him.
00:45You're her.
00:46She'll be a girl.
00:49Ben tells me you're going north tomorrow.
00:53I was on my way to decide my future.
00:56I never returned to Virginia.
00:59I met Amy in a bar in St. Petersburg.
01:02Then I met Amanda by the time I was 22.
01:09I'd already been married, fathered a child, gotten divorced.
01:15My head ruins my life.
01:19I'm waiting for everything to just kind of fall into place.
01:28He's mixing things together.
01:29Memories, films, fantasies, other people's stories.
01:32You're talking about me like I'm not in the room.
01:34I can hear you.
01:36Come on, let's just keep going.
01:37Can we do that?
01:38You're confused.
01:39Stay away from me.
01:44You were a hero.
01:45You stood against war.
01:48Stop.
01:49That's enough.
01:50Stop this now.
01:55When you have no future,
02:00all you have left is your past.