Following the loss of the Bridgewater Cineplex, The Lunenburg County Film Series continues to be hosted this season at the Astor Theatre in Liverpool. No season passes; individual tickets can be bought at the door in cash or electronically. Ticket prices are $10 including HST.
Holy Days is a 2026 comedy drama film directed and written by Nathalie Boltt, in her feature directorial debut. A Canadian-New Zealand co-production, the film follows a lost young boy and three nuns who embark on a road trip.
Holy Days is the directorial debut of New Zealand actress Nat Boltt (Riverdale, District 9, The Wotwots); Boltt also wrote the film’s screenplay, based on a story by Joy Cowley. As if that wasn’t enough, Boltt also has a supporting role in the cast, which includes actors of international fame, such as Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver, Judy Davis, Johnny Brugh, Craig Hall, and John Bach. It’s also worth pointing out that this isn’t just a New Zealand film; Holy Days is a Canadian co-production, with Telefilm and CBC Films. Fittingly, several songs in the soundtrack are performed by Canadian-Kiwi musician Tami Nielson.
Our story begins in the mid-1970s. A decrepit convent is down to three senior nuns: Sister Agnes (Davis), Sister Mary Claire (Weaver), and Sister Luke (Margolyes). Their most frequent visitor is a young boy named Brian Collins (Elijah Tamati). Brian is consumed with grief for his deceased mother, and he is furious that his father (Hall) is seeing someone new (Boltt) whom he treats with unbridled hostility. He not only visits the convent to visit his mother’s grave, but also because he has befriended the three nuns. However, things take a turn when Brian overhears a conversation between the local priest (Brugh) and the visiting bishop (Bach). A land developer is itching to take the property, and the bishop is quite happy to chuck all three of the nuns out. Incensed, Sister Agnes rallies her sisters for a road trip to find their lawyer Patricia (Tanea Heke) who has the deeds to the convent. As it happens, not only is Patricia related to Brian’s mother, but she also lives near a mountain which is sacred to their family. As you can imagine, Brian quickly tags along for the ride.
