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The movie takes after Bea, a young lady who dreams to have a closest companion. In radiant day in the mid year, Bea meets a free young lady called Kate, the person who may give Bea more than she needs. They end up get closer together quick.
Amidst the more refined naturalistic photography and tighter-than-usual plotting, it's this emotional acuity that makes Porcupine Lake instantly recognizable as Veninger's work.
Remarkable performances by the two young actors at the centre of the film -- along with assured, subtle storytelling by director/screenwriter Ingrid Veninger -- propel this cottage country coming-of-age drama.
September 12, 2017
NOW Toronto
The key to this compelling pic is the way it keeps you on edge - Ally isn't exactly nurturing and Kate is probably big trouble so you're never sure what or who to root for.
Porcupine Lake is carried on the shoulders of its young stars, who, with guilelessly natural performances, act circles around their more experienced costars.
Sweetly-told tale of a tween summer best-friend crush has its own very Canadian vibe. But it has universal appeal to anybody who remembers how it felt to be an awkward age.
If "Sleeping Giant" was a shout, "Porcupine Lake" is a whisper. Told with style, warmth, and restraint, this knowing, delicate film from director Ingrid Veninger should be a modest crowd-pleaser.