Tideland is a 2005 British-Canadian fantasy thriller film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel of the same name. The cast includes: Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher, Janet McTeer, Jennifer Tilly and Jeff Bridges. The film was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and surrounding area in the fall and winter of 2004. Filmmaker David Cronenberg described the film as a "poetic horror film", a quote which was used in the advertising campaign for the theatrical release.
Pre-teen Jeliza-Rose's parents are hopeless drug addicts. When pa, rocker Noah, finds ma's OD'd, he fears to be charged with homicide and takes Jeliza along to his ma's place, in a desolate country region. With Noah passed out, the girl mentally transfers to a fantasy world she and her doll heads enter magically. Jeliza's adventures also star the crazy locals, notably Dell, and Dell's grown but retarded brother Dickens.
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Jaw dropped at 5 minutes; my girlfriend passed out on the couch (she suffers from belonephobia).
Lewis Carroll on heroin.
I was not expecting a happy ending for Jeliza-Rose; that blew my mind.
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