Name: The Northern Kingdom
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-07-21
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Heidi Armbruster, Richard Bekins, Ed Onipede Blunt

Dorothy Lyman directs and stars in this collection of stories of a harder life in New England. We see overlapping lives and connections in this story written by Nancy Fales-Garrett. We watch an LGBT couple, the family of a soldier returned from war in Iraq, various spouses, sons, daughters, siblings, and they all see the meteor shower. Lots of yelling, typical of any family I guess. It opens with the narrator telling us about the horse she had to put down when it got sick. A little odd, but it does forewarn us about the stories of weirdness and hardships still to come. Everyone is a little off their rocker, and the moms and wives aren't sure how to deal with that. I get the feeling that one or more of these stories are the writer's own experience, but it's a little convoluted, since there are so many conflicts and story lines going on here. The acting is all pretty good; actually, it's really good. it's the script that needs tightening up. An entertaining 108 minutes. Some dark stuff in here, but interesting to watch. i'm surprised that it has such a low rating as of today, but it IS based on only 30 votes. Definitely NOT for the kiddies.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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