Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional father. He avoids any confrontation with his mother (Martha Henry), a dominating woman whose despondency at having given birth to a handicapped child has turned to bitterness. Rowena occupies a central position in Robert's existence of daydreams and make-believe. When she dies, Robert clashes openly with his family, and decides to take himself in hand. It's 1914. He enrolls in the Canadian army, and, after training in Alberta and Montreal, he finds himself in England and France. The war becomes another way for him to resolve his conflicts, his dramas, his passions--his wars.
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Movie Details
Original Title
The Wars
Original LanguageEN
StatusReleased
Popularity0.5
Cast
Brent Carver
Robert Ross
Popularity: 1.5
Kirsten Bishop
Peggy Ross
Popularity: 1.0
Jackie Burroughs
Miss Davenport
Popularity: 1.5
Shirley Douglas
Mrs. Lawson
Popularity: 1.3
William Hutt
Mr. Ross
Popularity: 4.5
Domini Blythe
Lady Barbara d'Orsey
Popularity: 6.0
Margaret Tyzack
Lady Emmeline
Popularity: 1.9
Jean LeClerc
Captain Taffler
Popularity: 3.8
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Rowena Ross
Popularity: 6.4
Alan Scarfe
Captain Leather
Popularity: 8.9
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Susan Wright
Ella
Popularity: 0.0
David Robb
Major Terry
Popularity: 2.5
Key Crew
WriterTimothy Findley
DirectorRobin Phillips
ProducerRichard Nielsen
Executive ProducerRobert Verrall
EditorTony Lower
Production
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Reviews from TMDB
PAbarcaCantin
Feb 11, 2023
Beautiful film starring some of Canadaβs finest actors including William Hutt, Martha Henry, Brent Carver, novelist Anne-Marie MacDonald, Jackie Burroughs, Susan Wright, Rod Beattie, Domini Blythe and Jean Leclerc