The Heirloom (2024)
Facing a long winter of lockdown and a stubborn bout of writer’s block, filmmaker Eric reluctantly agrees to get a dog with his girlfriend, Allie. After plenty of research and negotiation, Milly arrives—a traumatized rescue from the Dominican Republic.
- Date of release
- 2024-01-25
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Ben Petrie
Casting
- Ben Petrie — Eric
- Grace Glowicki — Allie
- Matt Johnson — Belligerent Vet (Voice)
- Andrew Chown — Audiobook Narrator (Voice)
- Leah Doz — Vet Tech
Interesting facts
The Heirloom is a 2024 Canadian comedy film directed by Ben Petrie.
Production
Based in part on Petrie's own real-life relationship with actress Grace Glowicki, the film stars Petrie and Glowicki as Eric and Allie, a couple who decide to adopt a rescue dog during a COVID-19 lockdown. Despite the challenges of adapting to the new dog, Eric, a filmmaker who has been suffering from writer's block, then becomes inspired to start writing a new screenplay about a couple adopting a dog, with metafictional elements then starting to…
The cast also includes Matt Johnson as a belligerent veterinarian, and Leah Doz as his veterinary technician.
The film, Petrie's full-length directorial debut, premiered on January 27, 2024, at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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