Snow Cake

Snow Cake

Snow Cake

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Snow Cake

2006

1h 52m

7.1(189 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

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Production Companies

Rhombus Media

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Alan Rickman

Alex Hughes

Alan Rickman

Acting

Sigourney Weaver

Linda

Sigourney Weaver

Acting

Carrie-Anne Moss

Maggie

Carrie-Anne Moss

Acting

Emily Hampshire

Vivienne Freeman

Emily Hampshire

Acting

James Allodi

Clyde

James Allodi

Acting

Janet van de Graaf

Meryl

Janet van de Graaf

Acting

Julie Stewart

Florence

Julie Stewart

Acting

Selina Cadell

Diane Wooton

Selina Cadell

Acting

Callum Keith Rennie

John Neil

Callum Keith Rennie

Acting

David Fox

Dirk Freeman

David Fox

Acting

Jayne Eastwood

Ellen Freeman

Jayne Eastwood

Acting

John Bayliss

Priest

No Image

Acting

Jackie Laidlaw

Louise

Jackie Laidlaw

Acting

Susan Coyne

Deborah the Neighbour

Susan Coyne

Acting

Robert Smith Jones

Dick the Neighbour

No Image

Acting

Jackie Brown

Waitress

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Johnny Goltz

Rookie Cop

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