On My Own

On My Own (1993)

Simon Henderson is at boarding school in Canada while his father works in Hong Kong, and his mother lives in England. When his parents visit him in the holidays, Simon discovers that his mother has schizophrenia.

Date of release
1993-07-02
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
Director
Antonio Tibaldi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$60K
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 6. Including: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

On My Own is a 1991 film starring Judy Davis and Matthew Ferguson. Ferguson plays Simon Henderson, a student at an Ontario boarding school, whose father lives in Hong Kong, and whose mother is from England. The plot revolves around Simon coming to terms with the revelation that his mother has schizophrenia.

Production

Some of the film's location shooting was done in London, England (not London, Ontario), St. Catharines, Ontario, Toronto and Stratford, Ontario. The film is primarily set at an "Ontario boarding school" and the scenes showing the school were filmed at two real-life boarding schools in Ontario, Ridley College (with its distinctive bell tower and entrance gates, called the Marriott Gates) and Upper Canada College (including the interior of the Uppe…

Post-production for the film was done in Australia by the South Australian Film Corporation.

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