Guest of Honour

Guest of Honour

2020•1h 45m•5.4/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(23)

Veronica wants to remain in jail for a sexual assault she knows she's been wrongfully indicted for. She and her father, Jim, find themselves acting out of the bounds of good behavior as the past haunts them.

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Production

Ego Film Arts, The Film Farm, Playtime

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Jim

Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson

Father Greg

Laysla De Oliveira

Laysla De Oliveira

Veronica

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

Mike

Tennille Read

Tennille Read

Roseangela

Tamara Podemski

Tamara Podemski

Detective Grove

Gage Munroe

Gage Munroe

Walter

Arsinée Khanjian

Arsinée Khanjian

Anna

John Bourgeois

John Bourgeois

Gunter

Sugith Varughese

Sugith Varughese

Indian Restaurant Manager

Hrant Alianak

Hrant Alianak

Garo

Alexandre Bourgeois

Alexandre Bourgeois

Clive

Isabelle Franca

Isabelle Franca

Young Veronica

Seamus Patterson

Seamus Patterson

Lenny

Sochi Fried

Sochi Fried

Alicia

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