Never Steady, Never Still

Never Steady, Never Still

2017110 min5.7 / 10

A somber, intimate portrait of a mother and son each struggling with bodily and psychological disintegration, set against the harsh backdrop of Alberta's industrial landscape.

A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.

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