Splinters

2018

Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 67% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67%
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 72 72

sexual identity family

Plot summary

Thom Fitzgerald explores interconnections of sexual identity, family, and small-town Nova Scotia life in this intimate drama about a young woman reassessing her relationship with her mother following the death of her father.

Director

Thom Fitzgerald Photo
Thom Fitzgerald

Top cast

Hugh Thompson Photo
Hugh Thompson as Henry
Gil Anderson Photo
Gil Anderson as Clara
Sofia Banzhaf Photo
Sofia Banzhaf as Belle
Daniel Lillford Photo
Daniel Lillford as Hemmingford
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631.68 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 8 min
Seeds 3
1.27 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 8 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chong_an 7 / 10

Another queer homecoming

Belle has returned to her rural home / apple orchard for her father's funeral. She meets her mother Nancy and brother Greg. Before she left for the big city, she was an out lesbian with a girlfriend, and upon return is not shy about getting it on again. Her mother is still trying to convince her to find a man, which she refuses to do, but ironically her boyfriend Rob shows up, who she introduces as her best friend. Rob has actually brought along his mother's engagement ring, and so things get complicated.This is too close to Thom Fitzgerald's The Hanging Garden, with a queer character returning home for a major family event. Beyond Belle's ambiguous sexuality, there is also the hint that her brother may be semi-closeted gay.Since the story leans heavily to the relationship between the female characters (Belle and her mother), Fitzgerald has tossed some bones to the male audience, with some scenes of shirtless guys, and one shower scene.
Reviewed by euroGary 8 / 10

Flawed but very watchable

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