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‘Oh, Canada’ Trailer: Jacob Elordi Plays Young Richard Gere and Dodges the Vietnam War Draft in Paul Schrader’s Cannes Favorite


'Oh, Canada' follows Jacob Elordi as a younger version of Richard Gere's character. The actor reunites with Paul Schrader after 'American Gigolo.'

The cast includes Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli, Jacob Elordi, Victoria Hill and Kristine Froseth. The official synopsis for the film reads: “Leonard Fife, one of 60,000 draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to de-mythologize his mythologized life.” Schrader had previously adapted Banks’ 1989 novel “Affliction” into the 1997 neo-noir crime drama of the same name.The movie is produced by David Gonzales alongside Tiffany Boyle, Luisa Law, Scott LaStaiti and Meghan Hanlon.

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