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The Twentieth Century

2019, Movie, 1h 30min

Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will first have to fight his personal obsessions and overcome the many obstacles he will encounter on his tortuous path to power.

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Reviews

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...quirky dream-comedy...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Charles Bramesco

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Through a hysterically surreal perversion of a pathetic nonhero’s ascent to office, a more critical image of the Great White North’s character takes form.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Marc Savlov

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...a smashingly good and goofball history of the non-world of Canadian history and flim-flammery, deeply committed to its own colonial crazy.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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In 1899, Toronto, a young politician named Mackenzie King dreams of becoming Canada's Prime Minister. He faces challenges from his mother, a war-mongering Governor-General, and an idealistic Quebecois mystic. As he navigates his way to power, King learns that disappointment is the only way to survive the 20th century.

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