Heart of Gold (2023)

7.0/10 • 80 min • Drama History

Overview

Texas, 1969. Michael infuriates girlfriend Mary-Bob by accepting the draft to serve in Vietnam. But after a violent incident at boot camp, he deserts and escapes over the border to British Columbia. Here he finds shelter with a group of Russian pacifists, the Doukhobors. Meanwhile back in the US, Mary-Bob becomes a militant anti-war activist... Their stories are told through letters they are writing to each other but cannot send, because both are on the run.

Cast

Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes

Mary-Bob Walbarger

Tariq Leslie

Jennifer Copping

Helen Winchester

Sam Krochmal

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