Alberta Watson in "A Lobster Tale" (2006) (Spanish subtitles)

Alberta delivers a nicely understated performance that brings life to Martha, a mother, largely neglected wife and hardworking waitress.
Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney), a quiet New England lobsterman, isn't doing too well for himself. Cody's blind to his wife's (Alberta Watson) hinting for attention and his son (Jack Knight) has problems of his own in being labeled a loser like his father by the school bully. While out collecting his lobster traps one day, Cody finds a strange green moss that holds magical powers. Once word gets out about the magical moss, the entire town suddenly becomes Cody's best friend, all hoping to get a piece of it. With the townspeople clamoring for some moss and the already delicate state of the Brewer family, Cody has a tough time figuring out exactly what to do.
"A Lobster Tale" (2006) is a quiet, low-key story with strong performances which won the Jury Award for Best Feature at the 2007 Omaha Film Festival and won both the Audience Award and the Copper Wing Award for Best Screenplay at the 2007 Phoenix Film Festival.
Directed by Adam Massey http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0474865/

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