Heart of Gold (2023)
Texas, 1969. Michael infuriates girlfriend Mary-Bob by accepting the draft to serve in Vietnam. But after a violent incident at boot camp, he deserts and escapes over the border to British Columbia. Here he finds shelter with a group of Russian pacifists, the Doukhobors. Meanwhile back in the US, Mary-Bob becomes a militant anti-war activist... Their stories are told through letters they are writing to each other but cannot send, because both are on the run.
Director: Patricia Gruben
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Cesare Scarpone as Michael Winchester |
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Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes as Mary-Bob Walbarger |
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Buck Delaney as Nikolai Kalachoff |
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Tariq Leslie as Dr. Dimov |
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Jennifer Copping as Helen Winchester |
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Erin Purghart as Alison |
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Noah Rosellini as Koozma Kalachoff |
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Eric Vincent Riley as Bill |
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Sam Krochmal as Vietnam Vet |
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Dan Swain as Daryl |
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Travis Jack Smith as |
| Directing | Patricia Gruben | Director |
| Writing | Patricia Gruben | Writer |
| Crew | Devan Scott | Cinematography |
| Sound | Martin Gotfrit | Original Music Composer |