''Drawing Home'' is a 2017 Canadian-American adventure romantic drama film written by Donna Logan and Markus Rupprecht, directed by Rupprecht and starring Julie Lynn Mortensen and

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Cast

*Julie Lynn Mortensen as Catharine Robb Whyte *

as Peter Whyte *

as Edith Morse Robb *

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as Jean Caird *

as Carl Rungius *

as Russell Robb Sr. *

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as Kit Paley *

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as Cliff Whyte *

as Mr. Garfield *Jeff Gladstone as

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*Judith Buchan as Annie Whyte *John Treleaven as Dave Whyte *Helmer Twoyoungmen as Mark Poucette

Release

The film was released on December 1, 2017.

Reception

Helen T. Verongos of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The pacing is uneven, and the movie feels slow in spots and too long overall, even though it lacks detail that would have enriched it." Sheri Linden of ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'' also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...director Markus Rupprecht and his co-writer, Donna Logan, never get beyond the handsome period surface to an involving emotional core." Gary Goldstein of the ''

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'' also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "In the same way that not every novel should be made into a movie, not every true-life story warrants the big-screen treatment."

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* * {{rotten-tomatoes, drawing_home American romantic drama films Canadian romantic drama films 2017 romantic drama films 2010s American films 2010s Canadian films