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Deep Trouble

2001

Deep Trouble

2001
In this urban-themed action-drama, a drug-dealing crime kingpin tries to take control of a firm. The artists aren't interested in being part of the dealer's money-laundering scheme, and they hatch their own plan to bring him to justice.
Repeat Performance

1996

Repeat Performance

1996
Music was his refuge. Then the music stopped. After being abandoned by his mother and losing his father to suicide, 17-year-old Sean Purchase (Joseph Manning, The Matrix Revolutions, Xena: Warrior Princess) is about to hit bottom. When an accident takes the life of another, Sean goes on the run from a shattered family, a back-stabbing friend, the law, and even his greatest hope. Filmed on location in New Zealand, Repeat Performance is based on actual events.
Village People

2017

Village People

2017
When a man’s wife flakes on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, his overeager brother-in-law joins him on a trip to a hipster resort in Nicaragua.
The Many Trials of One Jane Doe

2002

The Many Trials of One Jane Doe

2002
Based on a true story about an extraordianry woman, who after a traumatizing rape, refuses to remain a victim. Wendy Crewson stars as Jane Doe (as she must legally be called), a woman who discovers she was the fifth victim of a serial rapist terrorizing a two-block area surrounding her home. When she learns that the police department was aware of this dangerous criminal yet decided not to issue a public warning, she feels that she and all the women in the neighbourhood were offered up as bait. Driven to take action, she investigates not only her own case, but also police procedures with regard to rape and its victims, and is shocked by what she discovers: a legal system that is sexist and uncaring. It is then that she decides to take on the Toronto Police Department. What follows for Jane Doe is a grueling 10-year legal battle, which becomes vicious, all-consuming and personal.
Streets of Hope

2014

Streets of Hope

2014
Inspired by the true story about Rev. Roger Minassian who at the age of 53 left the security of his pastorate to step outside his comfort zone to do the truly amazing. Knowing nothing about gang youth, he took to the streets and transformed our city, ravaged by gang violence, by taking over 1,700 gang kids off of our streets. It is also the story of Santos Delgado, a gang member, who at age 16 had no future and little hope. He knew his future was either prison or death. His girlfriend was pregnant. He had to make life-changing decisions. This film is about taking risk, embracing change, overcoming the impossible, and finding hope.
Coffee in Winter

2020

Coffee in Winter

2020
When a young married professional quits his job to pursue a career in photography, he gradually reveals the emptiness of his relationship with his wife as he begins to deeply connect with a German student.
Reckless: The Sequel

1998

Reckless: The Sequel

1998
One year on in their lives, Owen and Anna plan to marry. But Anna's ex-husband may have an other idea. He schemes to rip the couple apart. Can Anna and Owen survive this emotional trauma to become man and wife?
The Case of Charlie Gordon

1939

The Case of Charlie Gordon

1939
The first film ever distributed by the NFB, The Case of Charlie Gordon focuses on an unemployed young Canadian who has never held a job. In the late '30s, there were many in Charlie's position. Determined to change this, a committee was formed to team up local employers with these young men. Through their efforts, and with the help of the Federal Government, people were trained and employed. As a result, their hopeless attitudes were transformed into a readiness to learn and be useful members of society.
Showdown At The Equator

1978

Showdown At The Equator

1978
An undercover detective uses a restaurant targeted for harassment by a criminal gang to infiltrate the gang and arrest its members.
Love Isn't Enough

2016

Love Isn't Enough

2016
The story of an interracial couple's marriage being tested by family and societal pressures when they realize that even love may not be enough to save it, further amplified when a child is involved in the couple's life.
Se lo dije, Lucecita

2017

Se lo dije, Lucecita

2017
Lucecita Moreno disappears every Saturday night and strangely returns on Monday at six in the morning. The people suspect that she is walking on bad steps, and they entrust to Francisco Rueda, the mission of putting her in order.
Banglatown Banquet

2006

Banglatown Banquet

2006
Middle-aged Muslim Bangladeshi women struggling for their freedom as they leave the familiarity of their Bangladeshi community and set out on a voyage of discovery.
Sins & Blessings

2016

Sins & Blessings

2016
This is the story of two ordinary young men, Sean, and his best friend Cameron...and their extraordinary personal encounter with God.
The Bicycle

2015

The Bicycle

2015
Ashes of Eden

2014

Ashes of Eden

2014
An "Urban American Graffiti" tale of choices, consequences, redemption and faith all woven into a gritty framework of tested relationships.
Teach Me to Dance

1979

Teach Me to Dance

1979
In this drama, Lesia convinces her English-Canadian friend Sarah to perform a Ukrainian dance with her as part of their school's Christmas pageant. Sarah's father, angry at the growing number of Ukrainian settlers, won't allow his daughter to participate. Despite the prejudices of their parents, the girls' friendship remains strong, and they meet in Sarah's barn to celebrate Christmas Day together. Part of the Adventures in History series.
The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger

2016

The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger

2016
When a mild-mannered IT specialist discovers that a man with the same name as his is missing, he goes looking for him in the Toronto ravines. But instead of finding him, he finds the missing man's identical twin brother.
The Businessman

2014

The Businessman

2014
The story is about a businessman who is on his way to see the woman he is having an affair with when he gets stuck in an elevator with a little girl. Through their interaction the man realizes he is still in love with his wife and comes out with a new perspective on life.
Malamuerte

2009

Malamuerte

2009
Verdades y mentiras

2014

Verdades y mentiras

2014
One night, a beautiful young woman is brought to the police headquarters on suspicion of murder. Through a detective's interrogation, in the presence of an attorney, her attachment to sexual activities arranged online is discovered.