Juniper

Troubled teen Sam (George Ferrier) got pulled out of boarding school by distant widowed dad Robert (Martin Csokas), but only because he was expected to help care for the now-hobbled British grandmother he'd never met-retired war journalist and functioning alcoholic Ruth (Charlotte Rampling). The tense arrangement winds up creating a surprising and helpful rapport in this evocative study from New Zealand. Edith Poor also stars. 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailers.