Matthew, a young medical student from Toronto, Ontario, returns to his birthplace in Guyana on receiving a letter from his mother three months after her death. Prompted by his surroundings to sort through the idealized memories of his childhood, Matthew reaches the horrifying realization that he has returned to a world which he was never a part of. Contemporary Guyanese reality highlights the white colonialist privilege his family had enjoyed.

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Cast

Michael Riley

Matthew

Eddy Grant

Rasta fad'dah

Martha Henry

Grace

Elizabeth Shepherd

Matthew's Mom

Tantoo Cardinal

Sister Amantha