''Julie Walking Home'' is a 2002

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Agnieszka Holland Agnieszka Holland (born 28 November 1948) is a Polish film and television director and screenwriter, best known for her political contributions to Polish cinema. She began her career as assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanussi and Andrzej Wajda, ...

. It stars

Miranda Otto Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She is the daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto and the paternal half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. Otto began her acting career in 1986 at age 18 and appeared in a variety of ...

and

William Fichtner William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Sheriff Tom Underlay on ''Invasion'', Alexander Mahone on ''Prison Break'', Carl Hickman on '' Crossing Lines'', and Adam Janikowski o ...

. It won an award at the 2003 Method Fest.

Plot

Julie finds her husband Henry in bed with another woman when she returns home early from a trip with their twins, Nicholas and Nicole, who believe in magic and even have their own language. When she discovers that her son has lung cancer, Julie seeks help from a faith healer in Poland. A romantic relationship develops between Julie and Alexei, the charismatic healer. After Nicholas is cured, Alexei seeks out Julie in Canada and they begin a relationship. Nicholas gets sick again and Alexei is unable to cure him. By choosing love, Alexei has lost his gift. Although Julie is now pregnant by Alexei, she and her husband reunite, both resigned to their son's illness and trying to make the best out of the situation for their daughter's sake. In the twins' magical world, death is certainly not the end, we find out in the last scene

Cast

as Julie Makowsky *

as Henry *

Lothaire Bluteau Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor. Biography He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and performs in both French and English. Bluteau has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and internationally. He aband ...

as Alexei *Ryan Smith as Nicholas * Bianca Crudo as Nicole * Mark Day as Priest Harper

References

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* 2002 films 2002 drama films English-language Canadian films English-language German films English-language Polish films Films directed by Agnieszka Holland Films set in Canada Films set in Poland 2000s English-language films 2000s German films Films about faith healing {{2000s-drama-film-stub