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Directed by | Thom Fitzgerald |
Written by | Thom Fitzgerald |
Produced by | Ann Bernier |
Starring |
Alberta Watson Rachel Blanchard Visinel Burcea |
Cinematography | Tom Harting |
Edited by | Michael Weir |
Music by | Sandy Moore |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Wild Dogs is a Canadian drama film, directed by Thom Fitzgerald and released in 2002. [1] Set in Romania, the film is an examination of the moral and ethical compromises that people can be forced into when living in poverty. [2]
The film debuted at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
Fitzgerald acts in the film as Geordie, a pornographer sent to Romania by his boss Colin ( Geraint Wyn Davies) to scout for young girls for the company. On the flight he meets Victor ( David Hayman), a Canadian diplomat based in Romania who has just been diagnosed with cancer and needs Geordie's help when they arrive in Bucharest, where he in turn meets Victor's wife Natalie ( Alberta Watson) and daughter Moll ( Rachel Blanchard). [4] As he is actually exposed to conditions in the city, however, Geordie's perspective on his job changes; instead of photographing young women for sexual exploitation, he starts photographing people and conditions around the city in a documentary-like manner. [5]
The film won four awards at the 2002 Atlantic Film Festival, for Best Canadian Film, Best Director (Fitzgerald), Best Sound Design (Hayward Parrott) and Best Editing (Michael Weir). [6] It received three Genie Award nominations at the 24th Genie Awards in 2004, for Best Supporting Actor (Hayman), Best Editing (Weir) and Best Original Score (Sandy Moore). [7]
Fitzgerald picked up an "Emerging Master" trophy from the Seattle International Film Festival. [8]
The Wild Dogs | |
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![]() | |
Directed by | Thom Fitzgerald |
Written by | Thom Fitzgerald |
Produced by | Ann Bernier |
Starring |
Alberta Watson Rachel Blanchard Visinel Burcea |
Cinematography | Tom Harting |
Edited by | Michael Weir |
Music by | Sandy Moore |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
Release date |
|
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Wild Dogs is a Canadian drama film, directed by Thom Fitzgerald and released in 2002. [1] Set in Romania, the film is an examination of the moral and ethical compromises that people can be forced into when living in poverty. [2]
The film debuted at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
Fitzgerald acts in the film as Geordie, a pornographer sent to Romania by his boss Colin ( Geraint Wyn Davies) to scout for young girls for the company. On the flight he meets Victor ( David Hayman), a Canadian diplomat based in Romania who has just been diagnosed with cancer and needs Geordie's help when they arrive in Bucharest, where he in turn meets Victor's wife Natalie ( Alberta Watson) and daughter Moll ( Rachel Blanchard). [4] As he is actually exposed to conditions in the city, however, Geordie's perspective on his job changes; instead of photographing young women for sexual exploitation, he starts photographing people and conditions around the city in a documentary-like manner. [5]
The film won four awards at the 2002 Atlantic Film Festival, for Best Canadian Film, Best Director (Fitzgerald), Best Sound Design (Hayward Parrott) and Best Editing (Michael Weir). [6] It received three Genie Award nominations at the 24th Genie Awards in 2004, for Best Supporting Actor (Hayman), Best Editing (Weir) and Best Original Score (Sandy Moore). [7]
Fitzgerald picked up an "Emerging Master" trophy from the Seattle International Film Festival. [8]