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  1. Set in rural New Zealand in the 1990s, the film tells the story of the developing relationship of the adolescent Sam and his acerbic and alcoholic grandmother with an unconventional past, whom he has not met before. [2][3] Cast. Charlotte Rampling as Ruth. George Ferrier as Sam. Marton Csokas as Robert, Sam's father.

  2. May 29, 2021 · Juniper weaves its narrative around Sam (George Ferrier) a self-destructive 17-year-old, who upon returning home from boarding school discovers his UK-based grandmother Ruth (Charlotte Rampling) has moved in. Sam soon finds himself confronted by Ruth’s love for the bottle, acerbic wit and lust for life. A battle of wills ensues enabling him ...

  3. Feb 24, 2023 · Set in New Zealand, the film’s initial focus is on Sam (George Ferrier), a troubled young man still reeling from the recent death of his mother. His father, Robert (Marton Csokas), has decided to ship him off to boarding school, where he’s constantly acting out and getting into trouble.

  4. Mar 21, 2022 · But he has a secondary motive; he has a sneaking suspicion that she might be helpful to his unruly teenage son, Sam (George Ferrier), who has been thrown out of boarding school and who is...

  5. Jul 23, 2021 · Sam (George Ferrier) is a lanky, invisible 17-year-old who we first meet on the floor of his boarding school room in existential apathy. He’s collected by his emotionally void father, Robert ( Márton Csókás ) and driven to their rural family home, where we discover Sam is very actively planning his impending suicide due to unresolved grief ...

  6. Feb 24, 2023 · George Ferrier is also excellent as Sam, Ruth's grandson, who slowly starts to change for the better as he spends more time with her. The relationship between Sam and Ruth is the heart of the movie, and it's wonderfully portrayed as it grows from one of resentment to one of love and res...

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  8. Juniper. Ruth (Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and a newly fractured leg. Sam (George Ferrier) is her unruly grandson, recently kicked out of boarding school and grieving the death of his mother.