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Protection (2000) -- This realistic documentary/drama is a harsh/realistic look at social services based in Canada.

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5.3/10   49 votes
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Director:
Bruce Spangler
Writer:
Bruce Spangler (written by)
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
This realistic documentary/drama is a harsh/realistic look at social services based in Canada. | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A raw and extremely realistic portrait of a family coming apart more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Nancy Sivak ... Jane
Jillian Fargey ... Betty

Hiro Kanagawa ... Don

William MacDonald ... Joe
Jennifer Copping ... Amy
Camyar Chai ... McKay (as Cam Chai)
Giacomo Baessato ... Jimmy

Nicole LaPlaca ... Cindy
Robyn Driscoll ... John (as Robin Driscoll)
Robyn Badger ... Sex Trade Worker
Lori Pappajohn ... Sex Trade Worker
Mark Purkis ... Surrey Man
Catherine Falkner ... Voice of Tanya
Heather Redmond ... Voice of Ashley (voice)
Erik Paulsson ... Voice of Bobby (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
77 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby (as Dolby Surround)
Certification:
Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating)

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Soundtrack:
When You Know Why You're Happy more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A raw and extremely realistic portrait of a family coming apart, 20 May 2004
Author: Cru3 from Vancouver, Canada

Writer-director Bruce Spangler comes from a background in child protection services, and has fashioned a small, searingly authentic little film about a family falling apart. The mother and her boyfriend are both junkies, and living conditions have degraded to a point where the two children are in peril. The parents may love them, but seem unable to do what is necessary to remain a functioning family.

PROTECTION follows the case of this family as protective services steps in to remove the children from the household. It doesn't chart any conventional paths and presents views from both sides of the fence. This is a raw and at times disturbing film, superbly acted by Nancy Sivak as the social worker, and William MacDonald & Jillian Fargey as the heroin-abusing parents. It is a sharply edited and photographed film, using the underside of Surrey as its locale. This is an extremely commendable film for Bruce Spangler and all concerned.

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