You Can Count on Me

AcclaimedplaywrightKennethLonergan’sYouCanCountonMeisoneofthemosthighlypraisedindependentfilmsofrecentyears,earningmanyofthemajorscreenplayawards.Thisisthelovinglydrawnstoryofasisterandbrother’scomplicated,fragile,butsomehowenduringbond.SammyandTerryPrescottwereorphanedaschildren.Sammy,nowthesinglemotherofayoungson,hasstayedintheirhometownandisanofficeratthelocalbank.Terryhasbecomesomethingofadrifter,surfacingonlywhenheneedsmoney.Sammy’sownlifehasitscomplications:sheputsoffanoldboyfriend’sproposalandbeginsanaffairwithhernewboss.Togetherintheirfamilyhome,Terry’scharmingirresponsibilitycollideswithSammy’sconfusionoverherownactions.Whatremainsunspokeniswhatthey’veknownsincetheywereleftwithonlyeachothersixteenyearsbefore.