Purgatory

Purgatory (2026)

In the early 1980s, 13-year-old Beatrice Gravel's comfortable world—family, school, and church—fractures when her mother moves out to 'self actualize', leaving Beatrice and her younger sister Chloe with their devastated father. As Beatrice doubles down on a plan to 'fix' her family, she barrels through bullies, friendship blowups, a make-out party, and a kleptomaniac babysitter—forcing her to decide who she wants to be when she can’t get what she wants.

Date of release
2026-09-12
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Lindsay Lanzillotta

Casting

Interesting facts

Purgatory is a comedy-drama film, directed by Lindsay Lanzillotta and slated for release in 2026. The film centres on the coming-of-age in the early 1980s of Beatrice Gravel, a young girl whose life is upended when her mother Marianne leaves the family to self-actualize, leaving Beatrice and her sister Chloe with their father Joe.

Production

The film, Lanzilotta's directorial debut, is a coproduction of companies from Canada and the United States. It was shot in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in winter 2025.

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