The Last Winter is a Canadian drama film, directed by Aaron Kim Johnston and released in 1989.
[2] The film stars Joshua Murray as William Jamison, a young boy in smalltown Manitoba whose close relationship with his grandfather Jack (Gerard Parkes) is threatened when his parents Ross (David Ferry) and Audrey (Wanda Cannon) announce that they will be leaving Jack's farm to live in the city.
[3] The cast also includes Kate Murray as William's younger sister Winnie.
The film was shot primarily around Oak Lake, Manitoba, Johnston's hometown,[4] and was semi-autobiographical based on his own childhood.
He ultimately concluded that "it is a movie-going experience that's unique for English Canada.