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The Event (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Thom Fitzgerald

Written By:
Thom Fitzgerald
Steven Hillyer

Actors:
Parker Posey ..... Nick
Don McKellar ..... Matt
Sarah Polley ..... Dana
Jane Leeves ..... Mona
Brent Carver ..... Brian
Olympia Dukakis ..... Lila
Joanna Adler ..... Gaby (as Joanna P. Adler)
Rejean Cournoyer ..... Rory (as Rejean Joseph Cournoyer)
Christina Zorich ..... Judy
Dick Latessa ..... Uncle Leo
Cynthia Preston ..... Amy
Gianna Marciante ..... Lilian
Jaclyn Markowitz ..... Amelia
Glen Michael Grant ..... Andy
Walter Borden ..... NYPD Officer
Travis Ferris ..... Vagimar Commecial Director
Thom Fitzgerald ..... Plate Dancer
Vicky McCarty ..... Dr. Fisher
Ruth Moore ..... Angela DeVivo
Joan Orenstein ..... Chris Devivo
Chaz Thorne

Synopsis:

A mystery tale driven both emotionally and politically by two opposing truths. Truth No. 1: Matt wants to die; his AIDS cocktail no longer works, his health is failing fast, and he wants to leave this earth with his friends and family around him. Truth No. 2: Choosing to die is illegal. Later, when Matt is found dead--it is discovered that his death was not due to natural causes. Enter Nick, a sharp Manhattan district attorney, who is investigating Matt''s death--the most recent in a series of unexplained suicide-like deaths that have taken place in the Chelsea district''s gay community. Now, she is pushing hard to get to the bottom of his death. Nick''s investigation leads her to interview Matt''s friends and family, which triggers a host of flashbacks that reveal secrets about his life and death. An intricate patchwork of relationships slowly unfold, explaining the behind-the-scenes events surrounding Matt''s shrouded death.

This solemn, tear-stained drama about the assisted suicide of a young New York cellist (Don McKellar) in the later stages of AIDS is a sluggish, overly schematic examination of the subject of assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Parker Posey is a tough assistant district attorney investigating the death, which took place at the end of a farewell celebration, shown in flashback. Olympia Dukakis (in a touching, understated performance that transcends the rest of the movie) is the dying man's adoring mother and Brent Carver his best friend and primary caregiver.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 18 July, 2007.

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