North of Albany

Dec 2, 2022

1h 30m

★ 4.8

Overview

Annie frantically flees Montreal for the US with her young son, Felix and teenage daughter, Sarah, fearing the repercussions after Sarah severely injures her school bully. When their car breaks down just outside a small town in the Adirondacks, the family is stranded. Paul, a single father and the town's lone mechanic, isn't able to fix the car until the following week. Annie's stubborn insistence to leave town at all costs comes head-to-head with Paul's unwillingness to give in. When Sarah realizes that her secret is out in the open, she runs away, forcing Annie and Paul to join forces to find her. When Paul's traumatic past is revealed, Annie realizes that she is not the only one running and comes to terms with facing the music.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Slykid & Skykid

North of Albany Trailers

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Cast

Annie

Céline Bonnier

Sarah

Zeneb Blanchet

Félix

Eliott Plamondon

Paul

Rick Roberts

Hope

Naomie Cormier

Martine

Kelly Depeault

Emma

Janet Land

Richard

Sean Tucker

Josh

Jason Cavalier

Pascal

Frédéric Pierre

Betty

Felicia Shulman

François

Ariel Ifergan

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