Heart of Gold

Sep 1, 2023

1h 20m

★ 7.0

Overview

Texas, 1969. Michael infuriates girlfriend Mary-Bob by accepting the draft to serve in Vietnam. But after a violent incident at boot camp, he deserts and escapes over the border to British Columbia. Here he finds shelter with a group of Russian pacifists, the Doukhobors. Meanwhile back in the US, Mary-Bob becomes a militant anti-war activist... Their stories are told through letters they are writing to each other but cannot send, because both are on the run.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Noema Productions

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Cast

Michael Winchester

Cesare Scarpone

Mary-Bob Walbarger

Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes

Nikolai Kalachoff

Buck Delaney

Dr. Dimov

Tariq Leslie

Helen Winchester

Jennifer Copping

Alison

Erin Purghart

Koozma Kalachoff

Noah Rosellini

Bill

Eric Vincent Riley

Vietnam Vet

Sam Krochmal

Daryl

Dan Swain

Travis Jack Smith

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