Watch Alison Pill and Sarah Gadon in the All My Puny Sorrows trailer

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Based on Miriam Toews’ best-selling novel All My Puny Sorrows unexpectedly infuses wry humor into this heart-wrenching story of two loving sisters: one a gifted pianist (Sarah Gadon) obsessed with ending her life the other a struggling writer (Alison Pill) who in wrestling with this decision, makes profound discoveries about herself.

Hillary saw the film at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and said it was “a quintessential Canadian film.” You can read the full review here.

Directed by Michael McGowan, the film stars Alison Pill, Sarah Gadon, Amybeth Mcnulty, with Donal Logue and Mare Winningham.

Available On Digital and On Demand on May 3rd.