| The Lesser Blessed | |
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| Directed by | Anita Doron |
| Written by | Anita Doron (screenplay) Richard Van Camp (novel) |
| Produced by | Christina Piovesan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Brendan Steacy |
| Edited by | Geoff Ashenhurst |
| Music by | Paul Intson |
| Distributed by | Monterey Media (USA) E1 Films (Canada) |
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Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$2.2 million |
The Lesser Blessed is a Canadian drama film, released in 2012.[2] The film was written and directed by Anita Doron and is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Van Camp, the film stars Joel Evans as Larry Sole, a young Tłı̨chǫ teenager living in the Northwest Territories.[3] The film's cast also includes Chloe Rose, Kiowa Gordon, Benjamin Bratt, Dylan Cook and Tamara Podemski.[2] Despite being set in the Northwest Territories, the film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario.[2]
The film premiered at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in 2012 to critical acclaim.[2] Doron garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.[4] The film later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012.[5][6]
- ^ "The Lesser Blessed (2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ a b c d "The Lesser Blessed tells universal story of alienation". CBC News, October 22, 2012.
- ^ Bruce DeMara, "Coming of age in a pitiless place". Toronto Star, May 31, 2013.
- ^ "'Rebelle' and 'Flashpoint' lead nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". CTV News, January 15, 2012.
- ^ "Lesser Blessed film to debut at TIFF". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ^ "The Lesser Blessed - Contemporary World Cinema". Toronto International Film Festival, February 6, 2013.