This beautiful city
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| Original title | This beautiful city |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 85 minutes |
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| Director | Ed Gass-Donnelly |
| script | Ed Gass-Donnelly |
| production | Ed Gass-Donnelly Lee Kim Aaron Poole David Krae Julie Sype |
| camera | Micha Dahan |
| cut | Ed Gass-Donnelly |
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This Beautiful City is a Canadian drama film from also Canadian producer , screenwriter and director Ed Gass-Donnelly . The film was released in 2008, previously premiering in 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film deals with the lives of five fictitious characters in Downtown in Toronto .
action
Johnny is a cocaine addict who tries to convince his prostitute girlfriend, Pretty, to move to another city to finally start a new life, while Harry and Carol are a fairly wealthy couple. The characters meet, as Carol attempts suicide to commit by jumping from the balcony of her apartment in the alley, a few meters away from Johnny and Pretty. A police officer finds her lying on the floor. And little by little the lives of the two couples begin to intertwine.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack includes songs by Bry Webb , the Sunparlor Players , Buck 65 , Jewish Legend and Sebastien Grainger , among others .
background
The film was only released sporadically. This does not include Germany. This Beautiful City was released in Canada on September 11, 2007, in the USA on April 4, 2008, in the Czech Republic on July 9, 2008 and finally in Denmark on April 18, 2009. The DVD premiere took place in Canada on October 21, 2008.
reception
The film review -based website Rotten Tomatoes rated the film with 3.8 / 10 points, more precisely with 17%, the audience gave 2.7 / 5 points, or more precisely 36%.
Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for four geniuses at the 29th Genie Awards for the categories: Best Actor , Best Original Song , Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing .
Web links
- This Beautiful City in the Internet Movie Database (English)