Writer-director Michael Clowalter strikes a fine balance between comedy and drama in his road movie DRIVE BACK HOME that deals with somber subject matter.
Set in 1970 Canada, estranged brothers Perley and Weldon, played by Alan Cumming and Charlie Creed-Miles, drive from Toronto to New Brunswick while trying to overcome their past grievances. We intermittently get brief flashbacks to a tragic incident from their youth that changed Perley’s life and their relationship. Slowly we put the pieces of their story together.
The script has many funny and emotional moments, but it’s Cumming and Creed-Miles’ deliveries and their chemistry together that elevate Drive Back Home.
The film is streaming at newfest.org 5/29-6/2 as part of NewFest Pride 2025.
