![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The family seem a poor fit in their religiously doctrinaire town, educated and prone to quote classic literature (the title references a Coleridge poem), and their Mennonite connection was apparently severed when Elf chose a worldly existence as a musician. If the answers are on the pages of Toews’ novel, they are merely hinted at in the film. Miriam Toews is beloved for her irresistible voice, for ming. “Why live?” seems like a counter-intuitive argument, but it’s at the base of the two sisters’ reunion, one in which Yoli seems reluctantly inclined to assist her sibling’s quest for assisted suicide if she can be convinced it’s the right thing to do. Read 2,972 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. But Elf’s battle with depression, apparently inherited, leads her to a suicide attempt, the aftermath of which brings both sisters back “home.” There, they reconnect with their emotionally frozen mother ( Mare Winningham), who’s conflicted over having ignored the “do not resuscitate” demand in her daughter’s suicide note. Both Yoli and Elf have long ago escaped the social straitjacket of their solidly religious community. ![]()
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