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Sister Cities (2016) is a English movie. Sean Hanish has directed this movie. Jacki Weaver,Jess Weixler,Stana Katic,Troian Bellisario are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2016. Sister Cities (2016) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
Four estranged sisters reunite after their mother's alleged suicide. Mary Baxter (Weaver and Smart, at different ages) led an enviable life, traveling the world as a young dancer.She was blessed with four daughters from four different fathers, each as unique as the cities they are named after: Carolina (Katic), Austin (Weixler), Dallas (Trachtenberg) and Baltimore (Bellisario). After Mary's death, her daughters reunite in their New England family home to mourn. As the local police investigate the circumstances of Mary's death, old animosities among the sisters resurface, and a dark secret threatens to tear the family apart. Faced with a horrifying truth, the estranged sisters must choose to either turn their backs on the only family they have known, or risk everything to protect one another.
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Packs some powerful emotional punches - a must see....
Despite it's silly title, this is a powerful movie full of raw, intense characters. This is an emotional story of four estranged sisters coming together after their mother's death. These woman are incredibly different from each other, making them very memorable. Austin, the one who lived with her mother and was her caretaker when she got sick, Carolina, a hard-edged attorney, Dallas, a tightly-wound woman reeling from the effects of her upcoming divorce, and Baltimore, a young, free- spirited bohemian type. The sisters are absent for most of their mother's adult life, with the exception of Austin, yet feel compelled to judge and place blame as if they had been there all along. However, these siblings do love each other, and must try to overcome their obstacles while uncovering the mystery that shrouds their mother's death. I was not expecting much from this movie, given it's rather vanilla title - I was wrong.
Sister Cities must be seen by everyone with an suffering parent. Be prepared for deep thinking.
Outstanding story, great directing, superb acting. As an aging parent, a lot for your kids to deal with. Cant say enough good things. Watch it, several times and buy it. ******** The fact that it was filmed in 17 days should make every big studio green with envy. To have such a great story, simple scenery, quickly directed and filmed and a top trending live tweeting fan club should also make them think again when they are approached with a new straight forward script. Doesn't have to be CGI to draw an audience. We of the older movie goers like stories that require quality acting to get the concept across. Don't need special effects in every scene to be worth the ticket.
***
Fine acting but of course a very morbid, depressing film where the writer-daughter more than assists in her mother's suicide, the latter a victim suffering from ALS. While the topic of being allowed to end it when you're terminally ill has become quite controversial today. Each one of the daughters is a unique group of individuals with varying lives and the one who is an attorney vying for a judgeship is all too ready to condemn what her sister has done. Alfred Molina briefly appears as the father of Austin, the daughter who complied with the wishes of the mother. Jackie Weaver, as the dying mother, is excellent as the woman trapped in a body that is rapidly failing.
MORE LIKE THIS Hollywood, PLEASE!
SMART WOMEN. Smart women who are not defined by a male character. All of them- so well written and fleshed out. Lovely acting all around. Was enamored with Troyan Bellisario- whom I had never seen. Deftly directed with nuance and care. At times funny and others, gut-wrenching. But never fell into the stereotypical UBER-FEELY trap that many female driven fare can. Really just a total GEM of a film. Was at a screening where the audience was both laughing and crying, a successful story in my book. Was also wonderful to see Jackie Weaver in a lovely turn as their flawed but original matriarch. BRAVO LIFETIME for backing SMART, FEMALE DRIVEN FARE!!
Genuinely Moving
I was familiar with the brilliant play that inspired the film and was blown away with the adaptation. Four sisters grappling with the personal disappointments, their fraught relationship with their mother and each other, and with their mother's death. The actors are riveting, the entire experience gripping. Set on a lake, the story unfolds in a kind of "No Exit," environment, where the sisters are forced to remain as the uncomfortable hours click by, forced to face issues none wishes to face. The addition of more back story and appearance of some men in the women's lives adds wonderful dimension as well, each one played pitch perfect for their role. Fun bonus to see the stunning beauty that Cindy Crawford's daughter has grown to be, especially since she demonstrated wonderful acting chops. Another actor to watch, along with the rest of the superb and relatively new to seasoned cast. Highly recommend.