Guest of Honour

Director Atom Egoyan
Year 2019
Run Time 105min
Genre Drama

When his imprisoned daughter rejects his help, a food inspector (David Thewlis) takes out his frustrations through his work. 

Director

Atom Egoyan

Egoyan is a Companion of the Order of Canada, and received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 2015 for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. He has produced a significant body of work in film, television, and theatre. He has won over 60 awards, and was nominated for 80 others, including two Academy Award nominations for The Sweet Hereafter. His films have screened at festivals and in major retrospectives around the world, and a number of books have been written about his work. His films include Exotica, Ararat, The Captive, and Seven Veils, among many others.

Writer

Atom Egoyan

Cast

Laysla De Oliveira, David Thewlis

Producers

Simone Urdl, Atom Egoyan, Jennifer Weiss

Genre

Drama

Interests

Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

Elevation Pictures