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In this inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar®-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions. As each relates their version of the family mythology, present-day recollections shift into nostalgia-tinged glimpses of their mother, who departed too soon, leaving a trail of unanswered questions. Polley unravels the paradoxes to reveal the essence of family: always complicated, warmly messy and fiercely loving. Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story.
Original Release
10/12/2012
US Release
05/17/2013
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Polley | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Harry Gulkin | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Susy Buchan | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
John Buchan | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Mark Polley | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Joanna Polley | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Cathy Gulkin | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Marie Murphy | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Robert MacMillan | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Anne Tait | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Polley | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Harry Gulkin | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Susy Buchan | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
John Buchan | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Mark Polley | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Joanna Polley | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Cathy Gulkin | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Marie Murphy | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Robert MacMillan | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Anne Tait | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Deirdre Bowen | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Mort Ransen | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Geoffrey Bowes | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Tom Butler | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Pixie Bigelow | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Claire Walker | Self - Storyteller / Storyteller |
Rebecca Jenkins | Diane Polley |
Peter Evans | Michael Polley |
Alex Hatz | Harry Gulkin |
Justin Goodhand | John Buchan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Silva Basmajian | Executive Producer |
Sonia Hosko | Producer |
Anita Lee | Producer |