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  • 2022
  • R
  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2022
  • R
  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary Based on the international best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows is the poignant story of two sisters-one a concert pianist obsessed with ending her life, the other, a writer, who in wrestling with this decision, makes profound discoveries about her herself.

Directed By: Michael McGowan

Written By: Miriam Toews, Michael McGowan

  • 2022
  • R
  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2022
  • R
  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m

All My Puny Sorrows

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Based on the international best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows is the poignant story of two sisters-one a concert pianist obsessed with ending her life, the other, a writer, who in wrestling with this decision, makes profound discoveries about her herself.

Directed By: Michael McGowan

Written By: Miriam Toews, Michael McGowan

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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55% Mixed
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100
Apr 15, 2022
I love this movie like a person. It pierced my heart the way certain paintings or pieces of music do. The way standing at the foot of a mountain does. The first time I saw it, I had to stay in my cinema seat for five minutes after it ended, to finish crying. The second time, I vowed to watch it more analytically, but ended up crying all over again.
By Johanna Schneller FULL REVIEW
70
May 3, 2022
The ensemble builds believable chemistry as intimate family members, and when their characters deliver their arguments for life or death, the stakes feel appropriately high.
By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW
67
Sep 18, 2021
One can’t help coming away with the feeling that if the intelligence and originality of All My Puny Sorrows matched its earnestness, they could’ve really had something here.
By Jason Bailey FULL REVIEW
60
May 20, 2022
As a portrait of sisterly trust, obligation and estrangement, and the difficulty of carrying familial dependencies into adulthood and beyond, the film is measured and thoughtful, lifted by performances of characteristic sensitivity by Alison Pill and Sarah Gadon.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 18, 2021
That McGowan admires the source material and wants to do it justice is clear, and that he’s resisted the temptation to sand down its sharpest edges speaks to a desire to meet his troubled characters where they are. But his movie ends up just another reminder that paying tribute to a novel isn’t the same as breathing it into life.
By Angie Han FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 18, 2021
It is by no means a misfire and features a trio of tremendous performances from Pill, Gadon, and Mare Winningham. But given the source material and the ingredients, Sorrows certainly qualifies as a disappointment.
By Christopher Schobert FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 13, 2021
An icy Sarah Gadon can’t plumb it, offering a quietly mannered performance where a beautifully furrowed brow and occasional tear suggest the character cares more about looking elegant than dying. Thankfully, in the warmer roles of Yoli and her resilient Mennonite mother, Alison Pill and Mare Winningham do find the big broken heart at the core of this story.
By Kate Taylor FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Carousel Pictures, Mulmur Feed Company, Sugar Shack Productions
Release Date May 3, 2022
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating R
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations
Directors Guild of Canada
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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