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7.0/10   44 votes
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Director:

James Allodi

Writer:

James Allodi (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy more

Plot:

A young restaurant manager juggles his concerns for his mentally ill sister, his slacker brother and his own illicit love affair. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

4 nominations more

User Comments:

Nice little film more (2 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chris Owens ... John
Tara Rosling ... Celia
Kelly Harms ... Marco
Veronica Hurnick ... Rochelle
Dino Tavarone ... Lino Rossi
Nicola Lipman ... Talia Rona

Alan Van Sprang ... Alan Rossi

Walter Alza ... Claudio
Deborah Grover ... Nancy Rossi
Darren Keay ... Errol
Balázs Koós ... Miko
Lee Oliveira ... Sean
Anna Pappas ... Young Mother

Tony Nappo ... Enzo

Sean Bell ... Alex
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Additional Details

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Canada

Color:

Color


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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Nice little film, 11 August 2003
7/10
Author: bgilch from Montreal, Quebec

This is a well-crafted small Canadian film about a restaurant manager trying to juggle work, family and love, though the three are all unfortunate in one way or another. Chris Owens (yup, Agent Spender) is very good in the central role and manages to hold things together with his solid, careful performance. He obviously had his heart in this script and film. He took a good role in a small film.

Digital Video quality is not great, but the direction is efficient and understated. The script is good and manages to pinpoint the truth in its characters. The sound quality is also good (see Chutney Popcorn to hear how bad sound quality is worse than bad visual quality). What's best of all in the film is its eveness of tone and its recognition of limitations, in that it keeps the course without faltering from trying too hard. Sure, it won't change your life, but it is worthwhile. And no shaky-cam!

Two cheers to James Allodi for seeing his project through. It ain't Rohmer or Pasolini (silly comparisons) but it's honest and shows promise. Someone should give this guy a chance to make a film with a bigger budget for he has the tools and will impress. I kept on thinking how much more I would enjoy it on proper film.

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