Oh, Canada (film)

Oh, Canada
Release poster
Directed byPaul Schrader
Screenplay byPaul Schrader
Based onForegone
by Russell Banks
Produced by
  • Tiffany Boyle
  • David Gonzales
  • Meghan Hanlon
  • Scott LaStaiti
  • Luisa Law
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Wonder
Edited byBenjamin Rodriguez Jr.
Music byPhosphorescent
Production
companies
  • Foregone Film PSC
  • Fit Via Vi Film Productions
  • Lucky 13 Productions
  • Ottocento Films
  • SIPUR
  • Vested Interest
Distributed byKino Lorber
Release dates
  • May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17) (Cannes)
  • December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.3 million

Oh, Canada is a 2024 American drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, based on the 2021 novel Foregone by Russell Banks. It stars Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli, Jacob Elordi, Victoria Hill, Penelope Mitchell and Kristine Froseth. In the film, a dying filmmaker (played by Gere in the present and Elordi in flashbacks) sits for a final interview, during which he admits that his status as a progressive icon is built on a foundation of lies and half-truths, and that he has repeatedly used and discarded his family and friends. The film marked the second collaboration between Gere and Schrader after American Gigolo (1980) as well as Schrader's second adaptation of a novel by Banks after 1997's Affliction.

The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2024. It was released on December 6, 2024, by Kino Lorber.