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Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

Genres

Documentary

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Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.089/10

Release Date

12 October 2012

Country

Canada

Cast

Michael Polley

Michael Polley

Storyteller

Harry Gulkin

Harry Gulkin

Storyteller

Susy Buchan

Susy Buchan

Storyteller

John Buchan

John Buchan

Storyteller

Mark Polley

Mark Polley

Storyteller

Joanna Polley

Joanna Polley

Storyteller

Cathy Gulkin

Cathy Gulkin

Storyteller

Marie Murphy

Marie Murphy

Storyteller

Robert MacMillan

Robert MacMillan

Storyteller

Anne Tait

Anne Tait

Storyteller

Deirdre Bowen

Deirdre Bowen

Storyteller

Victoria Mitchell

Victoria Mitchell

Storyteller

Mort Ransen

Mort Ransen

Storyteller

Geoffrey Bowes

Geoffrey Bowes

Storyteller

Tom Butler

Tom Butler

Storyteller

Pixie Bigelow

Pixie Bigelow

Storyteller

Claire Walker

Claire Walker

Storyteller

Rebecca Jenkins

Rebecca Jenkins

Diane Polley

Peter Evans

Peter Evans

Michael Polley

Alex Hatz

Alex Hatz

Harry Gulkin

Justin Goodhand

Justin Goodhand

John Buchan

Seamus Morrison

Seamus Morrison

Mark Polley

Allie MacDonald

Allie MacDonald

Joanna Polley

Lani Billard

Lani Billard

Susy Buchan

Andrew Church

Andrew Church

Geoff Bowes

Dave Kiner

Dave Kiner

Wayne Robson

Jeff Mallory

Jeff Mallory

Tom Butler

Kristen Corvers

Kristen Corvers

Deirdre Bowen

Christine Horne

Christine Horne

Anne Tait

Jeanie Calleja

Jeanie Calleja

Victoria Mitchell

James Downing

James Downing

Mort Ransen

Tracey Ferencz

Tracey Ferencz

Aunt Sheila

Eric Hanson

Eric Hanson

Mark Polley (age 11)

Kaylin Griffin

Kaylin Griffin

Joanna Polley (age 8)

Mairtin O'Carrigan

Mairtin O'Carrigan

Director (1967)

Thomas Hauff

Thomas Hauff

Actor (The Caretaker)

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Self (uncredited)

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