Oh, Canada - Trailer

Directed by Paul Schrader (Hardcore, American Gigolo, First Reformed), Oh, Canada tells the story of a respected documentary filmmaker seeking redemption for a life and career that was built on myths and deceit during one of America’s darkest hours.

Ailing filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of lauded documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his reputed avoidance of the Vietnam War draft and his past relationships harbour thorny truths. When Leonard sits for a filmed interview, with his wife Emma (Uma Thurman) present, his unruly stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) unleash revelations about the man behind the myth.

Adapted from the book Foregone by quintessential American novelist Russell Banks, Oh, Canada is a vital meditation on mortality that grapples with the personal and political decisions that faced many Americans in the fraught 1960s and remain resonant in new forms today.

Oh, Canada is on UK and Ireland digital platforms 12 January 2026.