
The story of Tom, who is in the grip of grief and depression following the death of his lover. When he meets the family of the deceased, it is revealed the mother was not aware of her son's sexual orientation, or his relationship with Tom either, for that matter.... (Full plot summary below)
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The story of Tom, who is in the grip of grief and depression following the death of his lover. When he meets the family of the deceased, it is revealed the mother was not aware of her son's sexual orientation, or his relationship with Tom either, for that matter.
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| The SkinnyJamie DunnThe result is a mean little absurdist thriller, and, by some margin, the best of Dolan's work so far. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonWhile it sometimes struggles to shake its stagebound roots, there are moments of visual and dramatic beauty along the way. |
| The Young FolksAllyson JohnsonElbow deep in the inner turmoil of its characters, with a good old-fashioned monster in Francis along with a good old-fashioned horror movie setting , the film passes quickly... but every shot counts, and every moment matters. |
| Slant MagazineMatt BrennanIts allegory for internalized homophobia, a gay man's perilous attraction to straightness itself, seems in this case deeply persona. |
| 2UE That Movie ShowBlake HowardTom at the Farm is a horrific evocation of what fear, responsibility and sexual allure to do to a fragile state. It's frightening, intoxicating and near perfect. |
| Slant MagazineNick McCarthyIn tackling the genre of psychological thriller with Tom at the Farm, wunderkind writer-director-actor Xavier Dolan reigns in his often flagrant use of formalism without sacrificing his confidence as a filmmaker. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlAs a director of actors, Dolan is especially strong at capturing ambiguous menace and sharing the screen. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid Noh[An] interminably glum and violent exercise, none-too-interesting proof of yet another gay director's obsession with S&M. |
| HeraldNet (Everett, WA)Robert HortonThere's something urgent going on with this French-Canadian director, and youth has a great deal to do with it. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyIt's a tentative slow burn about the secrets we keep in the name of love, and it doesn't quite add up. |