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Cast
Sarah Gadon (Grace Marks)Edward Holcroft (Dr. Simon Jordan)Rebecca Liddiard (Mary Whitney)Zachary Levi (Jeremiah Pontelli)Kerr Logan (James McDermott)David Cronenberg (Reverend Verringer)Paul Gross (Thomas Kinnear)Anna Paquin (Nancy Montgomery)Sarah Manninen (Mrs. Humphrey)Stephen Joffe (Jamie Walsh)John Tench (Keeper #1)Jonathan Koensgen (Keeper #2)Alice Snaden (Lydia)Elizabeth Saunders (Mrs. Honey)Martha Burns (Mrs. Parkinson)Will Bowes (George Parkinson)Mag Ruffman (Diane)Jonathan Goad (Grace's Father)
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Creators
Sarah Polley, Margaret Atwood
Synopsis
Grace, an Irish immigrant in 19th-century Canada, is convicted of the murder of her employer. However, things take a different turn when a psychiatrist arrives to analyze her mental state.
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