Oct 01, 1990
101 min
Full-HD

The Company of Strangers (1990)

A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives through a mostly ad-libbed script.

Category

Drama Adventure

Country

Canada

Companies

First Run Features ONF | NFB

Alice Diabo

Alice

Constance Garneau

Constance

Winifred Holden

Winnie

Cissy Meddings

Cissy

Beth Webber

Beth

Catherine Roche

Catherine

Mary Meigs

Mary

Michelle Sweeney

Michelle

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