Pip is a young street kid trying to deal with life in the big city. On his eighteenth birthday he receives a tape of his grandfather's World War II memoirs which awakens the ghosts of a long lost time and place. His grandfather graphically narrates the story of the day he turned eighteen fleeing German forces through the woods of France with a dying comrade hanging on for life. Soon Pip finds that his own contemporary life story is beginning to parallel that of his grandfathers. He stumbles into an unlikely alliance with Clark a gay street hustler on the make and Jenny... an aspiring social worker who tempts him emotionally. He also forges a relationship with a local priest in whom he confides his deepest darkest secrets: The death of his brother and the heinous act his father committed against him before his demise. Generations apart but both lost in their own environments at eighteen years of age Pip and his grandfather have a supernatural connection that surpasses time itself. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Pip is a young street kid trying to deal with life in the big city. On his eighteenth birthday he receives a tape of his grandfather's World War II memoirs which awakens the ghosts of a long lost time and place. His grandfather graphically narrates the story of the day he turned eighteen, fleeing German forces through the woods of France with a dying comrade hanging on for life. Soon Pip finds that his own contemporary life story is beginning to parallel that of his grandfathers. He stumbles into an unlikely alliance with Clark, a gay street hustler on the make, and Jenny, an aspiring social worker who tempts him emotionally. He also forges a relationship with a local priest, in whom he confides his deepest, darkest secrets: The death of his brother and the heinous act his father committed against him before his demise. Generations apart but both lost in their own environments at eighteen years of age, Pip and his grandfather have a supernatural connection that surpasses time itself. Actors Ian McKellen, Thea Gill, Alan Cumming, Paul Anthony, Brendan Fletcher, Mark Hildreth, Carly Pope, David Beazely, Serge Houde, Adrien Dorval, Gabrielle Rose, Paul Dzenkiw, Ryan McDonell, Kevan Ohtsji & Clarence Sponagle Director Richard Bell Certificate 15 years and over Year 2004 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 42 minutes (approx)
Tense drama about the trials of a young man called Pip (Paul Anthony) who, on his eighteenth birthday, finds himself homeless and alone. As a gift, he is given a tape of his grandfather's (Ian McKellen) recollections from his own eighteenth birthday while fighting in World War Two. Pip identifies with the similarities between his own life and struggles and those his grandfather faced all those years ago. A local priest (Alan Cumming) forms a bond with Pip and this allows him to talk about of some awful experiences he has had to endure.
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