Cruel but Necessary
7.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Saul Rubinek Initial DVD release November 11, 2008 (USA) Duration Country United States | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Producer Elinor Reid Writer Wendel Meldrum Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date June 7, 2005
November 11, 2008 (DVD) Initial release September 30, 2007 (Canada) Cast Wendel Meldrum (Betty Munson), Mark Humphrey (Doug Munson), Luke Humphrey (Darwin Munson), Kate Albrecht (Betty's Assistant)Similar movies Fish Tank , Jupiter Ascending , Factory Girl , The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things , Pitch Perfect 2 , At the Edge of the Abyss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cruel But Necessary is a 2005 independent film directed by Canadian actor/director Saul Rubinek. Actress Wendel Meldrum took a turn as a screenwriter for this project. Meldrum stars in the film as Betty Munson, a woman struggling to put her life back together after her marriage falls apart. Betty decides to secretly videotape family, friends, and others to help understand the truth of her life. Meldrum's own ex-husband, Mark Humphrey, and son, Luke Humphrey, play her onscreen ex-husband and son.
Contents
Portions of Cruel But Necessary were posted on YouTube beginning in 2007. The film was released on DVD November 11, 2008.
Cast
Wendel Meldrum as Betty Munson
Mark Humphrey as Doug Munson
Luke Humphrey as Darwin Munson
Fred Goss as Chad
James O'Connell as Teddy
Julie Payne as Pearl
Lisa Zane as Gynecologist
Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Female Role, Wendel Meldrum - 2007 Winnipeg International Film Festival.
References
Cruel but Necessary WikipediaCruel but Necessary IMDb Cruel but Necessary themoviedb.org