Winter Tale, A

Six Black men all patrons at Miss G’s Caribbean Take Away Restaurant come together to form a support group after a young boy is shot dead. Their efforts are a poignant attempt to rescue their broken spirits and salvage the besieged community. In A Winter Tale, Frances-Anne Solomon explores the men’s nuanced relationships against the backdrop of their multicultural neighborhood’s unrealized hopes and dreams. Bitter and tragic, funny and hopeful, the film tells a uniquely Canadian story that features Toronto as a central character.