The Grand Seduction

The Grand Seduction

6.7IMDb Score
Released:2014-05-30
Genre:Comedy
Duration:112 min
Country:Canada
Director:Don McKellar
Actors:Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch, Gordon Pinsent, Liane Balaban, Mark Critch
Production:Morag Loves Company, Max Films

Overview:

A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctor’s time in the village winds to a close, acting mayor Murray French has no choice but to pull out all the stops and begin The Grand Seduction.

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