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Foreverland is a 2011 Canadian drama film starring Max Thieriot and Laurence Leboeuf.[1][2]

Foreverland
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Directed byMax McGuire
Written byShawn Riopelle
Story byMax McGuire
Produced byTrish Dolman
Aaron L. Gilbert
Christine Haebler
StarringMax Thieriot
Laurence Leboeuf
CinematographyCeliana Cárdenas
Edited byJamie Alain
Brendan Woollard
Music byAdam Lastiwka
Production
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Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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At age 21, the world seems to have no limits, the horizon unattainable. We're thinking about the road ahead at the end of college, how to fund that backpacking trip across Europe, or just when we fall madly in love. At 21, Will's mind is elsewhere. He thinks of the two hours of physical therapy he is going to do that afternoon and the half-dozen Creonte-20s he drank with his pancakes in the morning. He is concerned about the chronic obstruction in his bronchial tubes, from the early onset of osteoporosis. He is thinking about what it means to be born with cystic fibrosis, a terminal illness that absorbs youth.

Lonely, sarcastic and always rational, Will resigns himself to his fate. Until one day, lightning strikes from the sky in the form of his old childhood friend Bobby, also suffering from cystic fibrosis and who died of the disease. Bobby asks Will from the afterlife to take his ashes to a legendary sanctuary of healing in Mexico.

Accompanied by Hannah, Bobby's sister, Will embarks on a journey down the Pacific Coast, from Vancouver, along the US coastline into the heart of the Baja Peninsula through California, encountering some difficulties and various characters.

Cast

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Reception

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As of June 2020, the film has a 50% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on six reviews with an average rating of 5.45/10.[3] James Adams of The Globe and Mail awarded the film one and a half stars out of four.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Barnard, Linda (15 June 2012). "Foreverland review: Road trip takes a predictable path". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Schrager, Norm (24 June 2013). "Foreverland". Paste. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Foreverland". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ Adams, James (15 June 2012). "Foreverland: We've been down this road before". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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