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Award-Winning Stars Judy Davis, Miriam Margolyes and Jacki Weaver Unite in ‘Holy Days’
TAGS: Judy Davis, Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver, Elijah Tamati, Nat Boltt, Tami Neilson, Emma Slade, Michelle Morris, Victoria Dabbs, Roxi Bull, Sushant Desai, Tainui Stephens, Micah Winiata, Eva Trebilco, Cameron Liardi, Photon Films, Blue Fox Entertainment, Velvet Moss, Lily Pictures, New Zealand Film Commission, Telefilm Canada, Creative BC, CBC Films, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Cineplex Yonge-Eglinton, Park Theatre Vancouver, Cineplex Varsity, City Cinemas Charlottetown, The Vic Theatre, Star Sidney, Plaza Calgary, The Screening Room Kingston, Roxy Saskatoon,
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Holy Days, the heartwarming comedic adventure starring Academy Award nominee Judy Davis, BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes, and two-time Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver, opens in North American theatres March 27. The film world premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and marks the feature directorial debut of Vancouver-based writer and director Nat Boltt. Canadian screenings run across British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, PEI, and Saskatchewan, with US dates also available.
The film follows three unconventional nuns on a last-ditch road trip across New Zealand from north to south, fighting for their independence while forming an unlikely bond with a young Māori boy on his own deeply personal mission. When an unexpected snowstorm derails their journey, the group confronts mortality, loss, and the transformative power of love and connection. Based on the acclaimed novel by Dame Joy Cowley, Holy Days is joyful, life-affirming, and built on three central performances that carry the full weight of its emotional range.
A special event screening takes place March 25 at Cineplex Yonge-Eglinton in Toronto, with Boltt in attendance alongside country musician Tami Neilson, who will perform two songs from the film’s soundtrack. Boltt will also appear for Q&As at the Vancouver and Los Angeles screenings. The film runs March 27 through April 2 at the Park Theatre in Vancouver and Cineplex Varsity in Toronto, with further Canadian dates extending through June.
Holy Days also carries significant cultural weight as a launch project for New Zealand’s Kahurangi Toi Atea Screen Industry Training Initiative, produced at Kōawa Studios at the University of Canterbury. The production was made with support from the New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand Screen Production Rebate, Telefilm Canada, Creative BC, and CBC Films.
This is a film built on craft, character, and considerable star power.