Happy Place

Friday, November 13th at 5:30pm via Eventive

87 mins | 2020 | Canada
Dir: Helen Shaver
Language: English

Happy Place

“Welcome to the zoo,” Samira (Clark Backo) is advised as she’s admitted to an in-patient care facility in the wake of a suicide attempt. As she slowly familiarizes herself with her fellow residents and their idiosyncratic traits – be it foul-mouthed Mildred (Mary Walsh), hyper-competitive Joyce (Sheila McCarthy) or highly vulnerable Nina (Liisa Repo-Martell) – a makeshift community takes shape. But if a sense of solace is ever to be achieved, Samira must face the demons that have left her with PTSD.

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