Loyalties

– Lily and her three youngest children join her husband David Sutton, a doctor in an isolated northern..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Loyalties (1987)

Lily and her three youngest children join her husband David Sutton, a doctor in an isolated northern Alberta town. Their eleven-year-old son arrives later from boarding school. David conceals a dark secret which caused the family to leave England without telling anybody. They befriend a neighbor Rosanne, who throws out her boyfriend after he beats her up in a bar. Lily, who is very English and out of place in the town, hires the half-Native Rosanne as a housekeeper, and eventually the two women become good friends, until the secret emerges again.

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Release Date:

21 Mar 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Anne Wheeler

Writer:

Sharon Riis (screenplay), Sharon Riis (story), Anne Wheeler (story)

Main Actors:

Kenneth Welsh, Tantoo Cardinal, Susan Wooldridge, Vera Marin

Plot:

Lily and her three youngest children join her husband David Sutton, a doctor in an isolated northern Alberta town. Their eleven-year-old son arrives later from boarding school. David conceals a dark secret which caused the family to leave England without telling anybody. They befriend a neighbor Rosanne, who throws out her boyfriend after he beats her up in a bar. Lily, who is very English and out of place in the town, hires the half-Native Rosanne as a housekeeper, and eventually the two women become good friends, until the secret emerges again.

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10