The Twentieth Century (2019)
Blistering shame! Unbridled passions! Pulse-quickening tribulation!
Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will first have to fight his personal obsessions and overcome the many obstacles he will encounter on his tortuous path to power.
- Date of release
- 2019-12-20
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (28)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Matthew Rankin
Casting
- Dan Beirne — Mackenzie King
- Sarianne Cormier — Nurse Lapointe
- Catherine St-Laurent — Ruby Elliott
- Mikhaïl Ahooja — Bert Harper
- Brent Skagford — Arthur Meighen
- Seán Cullen — Lord Muto
- Trevor Anderson — Mr. Justice Richardson
- Marie Brassard — Asbestos Miner
- Kee Chan — Dr. Milton Wakefield
- Martin Dubreuil — John Christian Schultz
- Richard Jutras — Father
- Satine Scarlett Montaz — Little Charlotte
Interesting facts
The Twentieth Century is a 2019 Canadian surrealist historical black comedy film written and directed by Matthew Rankin, in his feature directorial debut. The film presents a fictionalized portrait of the rise to power of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, played by Dan Beirne. The film also star Catherine St-Laurent, Louis Negin and Seán Cullen.
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