Movielogr
Soft Fruit (1999)
Directed by Christina Andreef
Overview
For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying mother, who is only given a couple of weeks to live. One comes from America with her two children. A divorced sister also comes with her child and sneaks off regularly to meet a mystery man who may be her ex-husband. The third & youngest daughter is an unmarried nurse aware of her ticking biological clock. The only son chases after his grumpy father who seems to not care a whit about his wife’s circumstances. The four are also faced my their mother’s dreams to accomplish a few things before she dies - to visit a beach she had visited in the past, to see her youngest married, and to visit Paris. She also wants to be embalmed and be honored with a 21 gun salute. Thus the whole group has to set off in the quest to fulfill their mother’s wishes.
Length 101 minutes
Actors
Jeanie Drynan | Linal Haft | Russell Dykstra | Genevieve Lemon | Sacha Horler | Alicia Talbot | Dion Bilios | Gezelle Byrnes | Jordan Frankland | Cheyenne Dobbs | Marin Mimica | Glenn Butcher | Terry Weaver | Trevor Mills | Barry Evans | Andrew Hunter | Walter Grkovic | Pat Bishop | Scott Gary | Martin Grelis | Ron O'Neill | Graham Rouse | Mary Milton | Geoff Milton