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Upstate
Film / 1997

Upstate

Directed by Steven O'Connor
Drama

★ 8.0/10Audience rating

After his mother dies, Dan McCarthy returns to his upstate New York family home hoping to find out why his older brother Robert was not at the funeral. Once a promising pianist, Robert now drives a delivery truck when not hassling his girlfriend Julie. Dan hangs out with the two for several days while repairing his car. At a lake one night, Robert threatens Dan and Julie with a gun, triggering flashbacks to his father's …

The story

After his mother dies, Dan McCarthy returns to his upstate New York family home hoping to find out why his older brother Robert was not at the funeral. Once a promising pianist, Robert now drives a delivery truck when not hassling his girlfriend Julie. Dan hangs out with the two for several days while repairing his car. At a lake one night, Robert threatens Dan and Julie with a gun, triggering flashbacks to his father's suicide.

Cast

Jonah BayDan McCarthy Juliet Cadzow Julie KesslerJulie Jennifer McCardy Kirsteen Campbell Hugh O'GormanRobert McCarthy Julie Austen Mark McKee Ellen KotzinEileen's Friend

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