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I really enjoyed this movie. I had no idea what it was about going into it, only that Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver were in it (so is Carrie-Anne Moss).

A well written story, excellently acted...it draws you in from the very start of the film and keeps you watching until the last sweet, and then amusing, scene.

''Being with you. Being with Linda. Being with myself again. Hey, and I'm having sex and these muffins are great. That sort of thing.''

A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman (Weaver) and a man (Rickman) who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

Alan Rickman: Alex Hughes

Snow Cake is a tale of random lives thro... read more

Recently released from prison, Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) picks up Vivienne Freeman (Emily Hampshire) along the road. An accident happens, in which Vivienne dies and Alex survives. Traumatized, he meets Viv's mother, Linda (Sigourney Weaver), a high-functioning autistic woman. This drama focuses on their friendship.

Not knowing autists well, I can't say whether Weaver's performance ... read more

Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Alan Rickman star in this film about what happens in the aftermath of a young woman's death. Recently released from prison, Alex (Rickman) offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when their car endures a brutal accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold change his life and other around him dramatically.