Seasoned actors James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold bring old age and the lunacy of bureaucracy to this timely tale of Craig and Irene Morrison, two long-term residents of New Brunswick in Canada.

Irene is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and husband Craig, no longer able to deliver strawberries due to new legislation, considers building a smaller house on his own land, one Irene could navigate without fear of falling.

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Hailing from several generations of lumber merchants, Craig begins to build the house himself without a construction permit – leading inevitably to a head-to-head with local authorities hell-bent on drowning him in paperwork, fees, seals of approval and timber stamps.

When a stop-work order is slapped on the site by an over-officious local government employee, Craig enlists the help of his long-time solicitor to fight the heavy hand of bureaucracy gone insane, culminating in a court appearance and major news coverage.

Still Mine lifts the lid on ageism and throws light onto a world were legislation is rampant and experience all but worthless. At its core it is a love story, one of a man’s devotion to his wife and her comfort during a debilitating illness, regardless of who he must battle.

This is one of those understated yet hard-hitting movies – and it proves that age is no barrier to anything, especially where love is concerned.

Still Mine is showing in cinemas now.