Oliver Sherman

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82 minutes – Drama
Release date: February 4, 2011
Canadian Distributor: Mongrel Media

Feeling lost and disconnected, with no family of his own, veteran Sherman Oliver heads out to the countryside in search of the soldier who saved him back in the war. That man, Franklin Page, has long since moved on – to a wife, two children, and a reliable job in a quiet, rural town. Upon arriving, Sherman seems at first a harmless, if awkward, shell of a man. But as he inserts himself further into the Pages’ lives, he reveals himself to be an angry, unstable individual prone to great jealousy and deep resentment. The stability Franklin worked so hard to establish is soon threatened, and the violence he believed he’d left behind in the war begins to re-emerge and cloud over both the household and the town itself.

Based on the Short Story “Veterans” by Rachel Ingalls, Oliver Sherman is the feature debut of director Ryan Redford.
Also see: Director Ryan Redford talks to Northernstars about the making of Oliver Sherman.
Images © Mongrel Media. Used with permission. The cast is listed in order of appearance.

Oliver Sherman, movie, poster,

Crew:

Producer:

Paul Stephens
Eric Jordan

Director:

Ryan Redford

Screenwriter:

Ryan Redford

Cinematographer:

Antonio Calvache ASC, AEC

Editor:

Matthew Hannam

Composer:

Benoît Charest

Production Designer:

Oleg Savytski

Art Director:

Kimberley Zaharko
Bert Kirkham (Set Decorator)

Costume Designer:

Lea Carlson

Cast: Roles:

Garret Dillahunt
Donal Logue
Molly Parker
Kaelan Meunier
Ava Corbeil
Marc Strange
Fiona Highet
Duane Murray
Mark Carins
Verlyn Plowan
Marla J. Hayes
Kristin Shepherd

Sherman Oliver
Franklin Page
Irene Page
Jacob Page
Baby Page
Raymond Saddler
Joan
Glen
Priest
Bartender
Check-Out Girl
Waitress