At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
Appearance
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Directed by | Sheldon Larry |
Written by | Linda Svendsen |
Produced by | Laszlo Barna |
Starring | Wendy Crewson Carl Marotte |
Cinematography | Albert J. Dunk |
Edited by | Stephen Lawrence |
Music by | Mychael Danna Andrew Lockington |
Production company | Atlantic Mediaworks |
Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis Communications |
Release dates |
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Country | Canada |
Language | English |
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story is a 1998 Canadian television film about the life of Canadian right to die advocate Sue Rodriguez.[1]
The film was written by Linda Svendsen based on the book by Lisa Hobbs Birnie and directed by Sheldon Larry.
Cast
[edit]- Wendy Crewson as Sue Rodriguez
- Carl Marotte as David Rodriguez
- Patrick Galligan as Svend Robinson
- Walter Learning as Justice Allen Melvin
- Al Waxman as John Hofsess
- Miko Hughes as Jesse Rodriguez
- Fiona Reid as Sandra Burtch
Politician Svend Robinson was portrayed by a different actor, but also had his own cameo role in the film as the third reporter at Sue Rodriguez's first press conference.
Awards
[edit]- In 1999, Wendy Crewson won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the Gemini Awards.[2]
- In 1999, Linda Svendsen won the WGC Award from the Writers Guild of Canada.
References
[edit]- ^ Baskin, Ellen (2018-04-27). Enser's Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from which Films have been Made, 1928-2001. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-76983-9.
- ^ "Hamilton's Lawrence Hill, Wendy Crewson to get stars on Walk of Fame". 30 September 2015.
External links
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Categories:
- 1998 films
- English-language Canadian films
- Canadian drama television films
- 1990s biographical drama films
- Canadian biographical drama films
- Films scored by Andrew Lockington
- Films scored by Mychael Danna
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Works about motor neuron disease
- 1998 drama films
- 1990s English-language films
- Films directed by Sheldon Larry
- Canadian films based on actual events
- 1990s Canadian films
- Alliance Atlantis films
- English-language biographical drama films
- 1990s Canadian film stubs
- Drama television film stubs