Nobody Waved Goodbye

Peter is eighteen. He lives in the suburbs of Toronto. At home are his parents and his sister. The family keeps a middle class order. Peter is bored with that order. He does not listen to his parents. He does not take school seriously either. In the end he decides to leave home. He tries living on his own. Finding work is harder than he thought. The question of money is at the door at once. His relationship with his girlfriend comes under strain too. The life he chose does not turn out as he expected. Peter Kastner and Julie Biggs take the leads. The film was made for the National Film Board of Canada. Don Owen’s Canadian film was finished in 1964.