Top Cast
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Matthew Ferguson
Simon Henderson
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Judy Davis
The Mother
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David McIlwraith
The Father
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Jan Rubeš
The Colonel
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Michele Melega
Shamas
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Colin Fox
Palter
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Nicolas Van Burek
Max Cobb
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Rachel Blanchard
Tania
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Lanna MacKay
Evi
Overview
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.
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