Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

2012 · 109 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.1 (193 votes)
Dir. Sarah Polley · Starring Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley · Music Jonathan Goldsmith
Documentary

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.

VIBE

A deeply personal and quietly devastating exploration of how family stories are constructed and deconstructed. It feels like sitting with a wise, empathetic friend as they unravel painful, beautiful truths about their past.

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