CIFF 2020 VAGRANT (Trailer)

VAGRANT tells the story of Frank (Luke Oparah), a homeless Black man subsisting on nightly alcohol binges to numb himself from the pain of guilt and regret he suffered from an earlier life.

After one such bender Frank wakes up to find a puppy that was left to die in a garbage bin. The puppy, alone and helpless, touches Frank in a way he never could have expected. As Frank takes the necessary steps in caring for the dog, he begins to unravel his past while facing an uncertain future.

Calgary filmmaker Caleb Ryan’s first self-funded feature captures an unsettling day to day reality for many, resulting in a raw, honest, and emotional viewing experience.

[joanaffleck]

I watched this movie last night. It was tragic and sad. But shows how people are cut off and don't realize how distructive they can be to someone who is hanging on by a thread.

[goosegoose]

I was in this movie as a background person

[Nbula]

Where can people watch..can't find links for streaming online or anything else. I came here hoping to rent it.

[desreemusah]

How can I watch this movie? I missed the premiere at CIFF

[djbryson]

*SPOLIER*
Decent movie, but probably one of the worst endings i've ever seen. Low budget can still have a good story. Whoever wrote this might have some issues in their own life. The ending is a very unlikely scenario. A homeless guy gets robbed by a rich kid. Homeless people don't normally have anything valuable to steal. But this kid just happens to see the homeless man's pocket watch in the streets. Already not believable. The homeless man's dog then attacks the thief. Rich guy takes the homeless man to court to have his dog put down. He wins, and the dog is destroyed. He then kills himself by purposely freezing to death. Why so dark? The man had just reconciled with his estranged son. He has so much to live for now. But the dog is more important than your son? Ridiculous.

I realize not every story can, or should, have a happy ending. But I find this ending unnecessarily dark and far-fetched. That scenario has never happened in the history of humans. The writer purposely made it extra dark, and had to make it a ridiculous unbelievable scenario to achieve that darkness. The dog helped him turn his life around. He quit drinking. Got a job. Stop living on the streets. Reunited with his estranged son. Good ending right? No, suicide because of a dog is better.

[HereToday]

don't bother watching if you are isolated at home during this pandemic, . Very depressing and should not even be shown at this time