Hailey Rose

10/8/2024

Family members can be hard to tolerate, let alone love, at times. In fact, in some cases, it can be so burdening that the only way to stay sane is to get away from them altogether. Such is the case for twentysomething Hailey MacEachran (Em Haine), who leaves behind her family in smalltown Nova Scotia and heads west to start anew in Calgary. She seeks to escape the relentless criticism of her shamelessly callous, overbearing, self-absorbed mother, Olga (Kari Matchett), and the cloying annoyances of her needy, nerdy younger sister, Rose (Caitlynne Medrek). Hailey’s departure comes rather suddenly in the wake of the death of her adoring father, Roger (Billy MacLellan), a tragedy that Olga unfairly blames her for, particularly since he suffered from a chronic heart condition that steadily weak