What is Canary Season?
Canary Season is a film first released in 1993. Catalogued under Drama.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1993
- Release date
- Nov 26, 1993
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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Canary Season is a film first released in 1993. Catalogued under Drama. A full overview for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
Should you watch it?
“A troubled twenty-year-old in 1980 searches for his absent father and confronts his mother's dark past.”
- compelling family drama
- strong historical backdrop
- deep character study
- heavy and grim themes
- slow unfolding narrative
Watch it if you enjoy intense historical dramas about complex family secrets.
The film deals with grim subject matter, including imprisonment, institutionalization, and assault.
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When is the film set?
The film is set in the year 1980, with flashbacks to the period before the main character's birth.
Who is the main character?
The main character is Malin, a twenty-year-old man who is angry, fatherless, and in trouble.
Why did Malin spend time in jail?
Malin spent a year in jail for assaulting a lover of his mother, Lily.
What does Malin find in his mother's desk?
Malin finds a soldier's photograph, which leads him to assume he has found his father.
What does Lily eventually share with Malin?
Lily finally tells Malin her grim story dating from the year before his birth.