October Gale

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October Gale is a Canadian dramatic thriller written and directed by Ruba Nadda (Cairo Time). The film was shot around the Georgian Bay area and premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. It stars Patricia Clarkson, Tim Roth, Scott Speedman, and Callum Keith Rennie.

Clarkson stars as Helen, a doctor who is mourning the recent sudden passing of her beloved husband. She’s retreated to the beautiful and remote island cabin home that they loved, to put his things in order. A series of unexpected events – damage to her boat, and a sudden storm that knocks out power – leaves Helen suddenly completely cut off from civilization. Then, a small boat washes up on her shore carrying William (Speedman) – unconscious and bleeding from a gunshot wound. Helen pulls him in and saves him, but now finds herself stranded alone with this unknown and potentially dangerous stranger.

“What really drew me is the idea of loss,” Nadda told Women and Hollywood, “the situation that this woman finds herself in. She’s been with her husband for over 30 years, and now suddenly he’s gone. She’s a strong, smart, capable woman, but after two people are together that long, it’s hard to know how to be alone.”

October Gale is rated 14A.