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The Life (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
120 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Lynne Stopkewich

Written By:
Alan Di Fiore
Chris Haddock

Actors:
Bruce Greenwood ..... Arnie
Brian Markinson ..... Tony
Alisen Down ..... Crystal
Nancy Sivak ..... Rose
Terry Chen ..... Daryl
Ian Tracey ..... Matt
Duncan Fraser ..... McTavish
John Cassini ..... Victor Pinto
Katharine Isabelle ..... Amber Reilly
Nicholas Campbell ..... John Reilly
James Crescenzo ..... Constable (as Jim Crescenzo)
Jada Stark ..... Crack Addict #1
Glen Gould ..... Crack Addict #2
Tim Fanning ..... Bagpiper
Melanie Blackwell ..... Suzie

Synopsis:

Arnie and Tony are partnered Vancouver police officers. They were raised in the Downtown Eastside, where they now walk the beat. The Downtown Eastside is now the poorest neighbourhood in Canada and is riddled with open drug use. They want to be a small part of the neighbourhood's redemption. The current mentality on the force regarding the drug war is to 'arrest the dealers, chase the addicts and pretend it's getting better'. Using an addict in person at a high school outreach talk gives Arnie and Tony the idea to film real people telling real stories about life in the neighbourhood as an effective way to get the message out to kids about the dangers of even trying drugs. The video ruffles some feathers both amongst the addicts and the police force. Arnie and Tony take it hard when one of the regulars of the neighbourhood and a key part of the video dies; they feel they need to do something grand to acknowledge the lives of the forgotten.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 15 August, 2008.

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