| Nurse.Fighter.Boy | |
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| Directed by | Charles Officer |
| Written by | Charles Officer Ingrid Veninger |
| Produced by | Ingrid Veninger |
| Starring | Clark Johnson Karen LeBlanc Daniel J. Gordon |
| Cinematography | Steve Cosens |
| Edited by | James Blokland |
| Music by | John Welsman |
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| Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 93 mins |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Nurse.Fighter.Boy is a 2008 Canadian drama film, directed by Charles Officer.[1] The film stars Karen LeBlanc as Jude, a widowed single mother undergoing treatment for sickle cell disease. While working as a night-shift nurse to support her son Ciel (Daniel J. Gordon), she meets and enters into a relationship with Silence (Clark Johnson), a troubled and brooding boxer who becomes a father figure for the young boy.[2]
The film's cast also includes Walter Borden, Araya Mengesha, Elizabeth Saunders and Ndidi Onukwulu.
The film premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] and screened at several other film festivals before going into commercial release in February 2009.[3] It was released on DVD in June 2009, with bonus features including a documentary on the making of the film and Officer's short films Short Hymn, Silent War and Urda/Bone.[4]
- ^ a b "Canadian flicks". The Globe and Mail, September 5, 2008.
- ^ John Griffin, "Clark Johnson brings his quiet support for a poetic love story". Montreal Gazette, October 18, 2008.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "One can, in fact, be both a lover and a fighter". National Post, February 6, 2009.
- ^ Bruce Kirkland, "Nurse. Fighter. Boy. Gem.". Ottawa Sun, June 12, 2009.