The Story of Luke (2013)

The Story of Luke (2013)

A comedy about being with autism and finding independence

7.0

Movie

Canada
English
Comedy, Drama
2013
ALONSO MAYO
Al Sapienza, Ann Holloway, Art Hindle
95 min

What it's about

Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.

The take

This original comedy-drama is about a young man on the autism spectrum called Luke. Propelled by a scandalous grandpa with no filters, Luke decides that what he needs in his life is to lose his virginity.

His dysfunctional family setting, which includes a mother who left him and a neurotic step-mother, makes his search more difficult but more also pressing. Luke decides he first has to get a job, and with a world that doesn’t expect much from him, his unbreakable determination is a joy to watch.

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