Candiland (2015)

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Country: Canada
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release: 2016-04-23 (USA) (Julien Dubuque International Film Festival), 2016-04-30 (USA) (Sunscreen Film Festival)
Director: Rusty Nixon
Writers: Elizabeth Engstrom , Rusty Nixon
Language: English
Stars: James Clayton , James Clayton , Chelah Horsdal , Chelah Horsdal , Gary Busey , Gary Busey , Lori Triolo , David James , Blaine Anderson , Blaine Anderson , J.B. Bivens , Dave Collette , Claire Garner , Brett Gilmour
Runtime: 85 min
Awards: 6 wins
AKA: Candiland (Germany) , Candiland (Spain) , Candiland (United States of America) , Candiland (Canada) , Candiland (United Kingdom) , Candiland
Plot: Peter, a failed tennis star, is struggling to rebuild his life after a car accident forces the end of his career. Angry at the world's consumerist values and his controlling father, Arnie, whom he blames for being absent during his mother's dying days, Peter is desperately searching for a moment's peace. In an attempt at normality, he heads to a bar for a night out, where he encounters recently divorced and grieving Tess, abandoned and lonely. Finding solace in each other's brokenness, they withdraw to Peter's apartment and begin a sensual love affair. Days of bliss pass by, and when Tess reluctantly tries to leave to deal with the aftermath of her divorce, Peter proposes an idea: isolate themselves in his apartment to create their own reality - CANDiLAND. Now cut off from the world, the tormented lovers embark on a dogmatic quest for a higher existence. But their possessive love descends into a surreal savagery as Arnie attempts to reconnect with his son and put an end to CANDiLAND.
IMDB:tt3620120