The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (2011)
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40% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
82% want to see it
(37 ratings)
An adopted 11 year old girl from the suburbs becomes convinced that country singer Dolly Parton is her biological mother, and embarks on an epic quest to seek out her true identity with her adoptive mother in hot pursuit. The year is 1976: Parton is burning up the country music charts, and… More An adopted 11 year old girl from the suburbs becomes convinced that country singer Dolly Parton is her biological mother, and embarks on an epic quest to seek out her true identity with her adoptive mother in hot pursuit. The year is 1976: Parton is burning up the country music charts, and imaginative pre-teen Elizabeth (Julia Stone) has just discovered that her parents aren't who they seem to be. Determined to get back to her roots, Elizabeth runs away from home, and never looks back. Meanwhile, her adoptive mother (Macha Grenon) realizes she hasn't been doing the confused girl any favors by hiding the truth, and searches desperately for Elizabeth in hopes of getting a second chance to become a real family. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tara Johns
- Written By
- Tara Johns
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
Unrated,
- Studio
- Mongrel Media
Critic Reviews
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
An ingratiating but overly contrived Canadian coming-of-age tale.
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Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
The Year My Mom Was Dolly Parton relies on a good but not great script, well-drawn characters and performances and a pleasant, fuzzy sense of a simpler time.
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Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
A wonderfully low-key but engaging movie about identity.
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Jason Anderson, eye WEEKLY
Unfortunately, Johns' movie is less satisfying when it comes to matters not directly pertaining to Dolly Parton.
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Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto
There are a few good moments in The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom, but you have to get past a lot of distractions to appreciate them.
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