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Director:
John Palmer
Writers:
Todd Klinck (writer)
Bruce La Bruce (short stories)
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Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
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Plot:
Troubled suburban teen Cliff hooks up with a hustler from the streets of Toronto's gay ghetto. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Reviews:
Haunting, real, and beautiful more (23 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Andre Noble ... Cliff
Marnie McPhail ... Madge
Haylee Wanstall ... Cookie
Dorothy Gordon ... Ancient Waitress
Jeffrey Parazzo ... Flex
Alastair Moir ... Lil' Bro
Michael Barry ... Shayne
Brendan Fehr ... Butch
Balázs Koós ... Shade (as Balasz Koos)

Sarah Polley ... Pregnant Girl
Nina Arsenault ... Nina
Tulsi Balram ... Alina
David MacLean ... Andrea
Alexander Chapman ... Natasha
Misakiu ... Rocio
Amanda Taylor ... Mandy Goodhandy
Lorne Hiro ... Pickpocket Paula
Jason Beharriell ... Sasha (as Jason Beharriell a.k.a. Justine)
Maury Chaykin ... Stanley
Steve Alguire ... Greg
R.D. Reid ... Lyle
Pat Butcher ... Darlene

Michael Riley ... The Man
Andrew Dow ... Boy

Barna Moricz ... Killer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pj Lazic ... Hustler Bobby (uncredited)
Patricia Wanstall ... Kissing Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Palmer 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Todd Klinck  writer
Bruce La Bruce  short stories
Jaie Laplante  writer
John Palmer  writer

Produced by
John Buchan .... producer
Jennifer Jonas .... executive producer
Todd Klinck .... associate producer
Damion Nurse .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ravi Persaud 
 
Cinematography by
John Westheuser 
 
Film Editing by
Robert Kennedy 
 
Casting by
Danis Goulet 
 
Makeup Department
Molly Adey .... assistant makeup artist
Sylvie Mazerolle .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Michelle Mama .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Masters .... first assistant director
Veronica Nuspl .... second assistant director
Jason Pelligra .... trainee assistant director
Lauralee Sheehan .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Gregory Davies .... property master
 
Sound Department
Eric Apps .... sound re-recording mixer
Steph Carrier .... sound re-recording mixer
Stacy Coutts .... sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Kaye .... sound recordist
Sid Lieberman .... foley artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Papadimitriou .... key grip
 
Casting Department
Jonathan Payne .... casting assistant
 
Other crew
Anuta Bondarenko .... script supervisor
Laura Clunie .... production coordinator
Michael Joffe .... production assistant
Marc Lostracco .... title designer: main titles
Scott McLaren .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, violence, language and drug material.
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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Brazil:18 | Canada:18A | Germany:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Company:
New Real Films more

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24 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
Haunting, real, and beautiful, 5 January 2005
10/10
Author: John Seger from Los Angeles

The recent tragic death of actor Andre Noble leaves a void that cannot be replaced. But thankfully he has left his mark in this beautifully directed film. Sugar reminds me of "My private Idaho" in terms of directing and mood. While the former film had River Phoenix, who made the film so sexy, this film has Andre Noble. Noble had an acting style that revealed passion and emotion with a sexual edge. Playing an 18 year old gay teen who is anxious to have his first sexual encounter, he falls for Butch, a gay street hustler(played well by Brendan Fehr). But this is clearly Noble's film. His heart breaking performance is so real and gripping, and he seemed so destined for super stardom. Beautiful eyes, gorgeous hair and a smile that would break a million hearts, his death leaves the film industry without his raw talent and that is a shame. I would rate this film as an indie classic. It really hit home for me. I hope straight viewers keep an open mind while viewing as Andre truly gives a performance worth seeing again and again.

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