Cardinals

Sep 7, 2017

1h 24m

★ 5.6

Overview

When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at her door and it becomes clear that the past is not easily forgotten.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Dazmo Camera

Wildling Pictures

Téléfilm Canada

Touchpoint Films

Cardinals Trailers

Cast

Valerie Walker

Sheila McCarthy

Eleanor Walker

Katie Boland

Zoe Walker

Grace Glowicki

Mark Loekner

Noah Reid

Jim Walker

Peter MacNeill

Wendy

Catherine Fitch

Jonah Pastekh

Peter Spence

Zoé jeune

Sarah Abbott

Michael Loekner

Anthony Ulc

Young Eleanor

T.J. McGibbon

Tae-jeo, a correctional officer with 15 years of experience, learns about the death of an inmate's mother during a night shift. On that winter night, she visits the funeral home and unexpectedly meets the inmate's daughter, Jun-young. Their encounter brings warmth to both their lives, and Tae-jeo hopes Jun-young understands: “Every decision you make shapes who you become."

4.1

Dark Reprieve

Oct 31, 2007

Two people Matt and Kate wake up in a closed down prison. They have no idea how they got there, or why they are there. In the prison they encounter several terrors as they look for an exit.

6.0

The Right to Love

Aug 15, 1972

The tragedy of Helene and her husband Pierre, whose life is shattered when Pierre is kept as a political prisoner, while Helene is denied the right to visit him. A growing fear of losing her husband to tuberculosis takes over Helene, who does all she can to meet him, even for one last time.

7.1

Caged

May 19, 1950

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.

8.3

Le Trou

Mar 18, 1960

Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.

6.8

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Sep 9, 2003

British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.

6.0

Is It Clear, My Friend?

Nov 11, 2000

A cruel world of the Yugoslavian prison during 1980s, based on real events about a man who gets life sentence for committed crime.

0.0

The First Rules

Jul 9, 2017

Set in Rebibbia (a prison in Rome), the short film follows the lives of three inmates waiting for an interrogation.

7.5

Undisputed III: Redemption

Apr 17, 2010

Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight tournament begins - an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner - Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament.

4.9

The Grave

Jan 18, 1996

Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.

6.9

Out of the Blue

Apr 15, 1981

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.

8.1

In the Mood for Love

Sep 29, 2000

In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass.

5.5

Sliver

May 21, 1993

A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.

7.7

The Color Purple

Dec 18, 1985

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

7.2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Sep 20, 1962

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

5.5

Männerpension

Jan 31, 1996

A support program brings the two Kanckis Gerd and Steinbock into the care of women. There they are supposed to prove that they are capable of integrating into society. Now Gerd stupidly kills a bar owner. This puts an end to their excursion into freedom for the time being.