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Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Jeffrey Ballard
- Justin
- (as Jeff C. Ballard)
Edward Sutton
- Prosecutor
- (as Ed Sutton)
Marina Stephenson Kerr
- Sheila
- (as Maria Stephenson Kerr)
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- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaSince the real sisters and their friends are protected by Canadian law and their information is sealed, there was no way of knowing who they were as people. Director Stan Brooks then made everyone in the young cast go home and write an essay about their character - what their favorite music was, their favorite food, and so on. Zoe Belkin wrote that Ashley is anorexic, doesn't eat and has body issues. If you watch the movie there's a cafeteria scene were she chooses Jell-O and the entire meal cuts out but she never eats any.
- GoofsDuring the main titles, while pulling the U-Haul trailer, the family passes the Atlas Pawn Shop twice, going in different directions.
- Quotes
Beth Anderson: We lied about killing our mom. We like to mess with people a lot.
Detective Santiago Gates: That's a pretty sick thing to be telling people.
Beth Anderson: Well, what can I say? We're pretty messed up. But there is a big difference between being a pathological liar, and a murder.
- ConnectionsReferences Heathers (1988)
- SoundtracksNot Sorry
Written by Daniel Cooper
Performed by Downtown Struts
Courtesy of Pirates Press Records
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The Canadian version of 'Heavenly Creatures'. The director admits he inspired by the Peter Jackson's movie. But you must know that this film was also based on the real sisters who were fed up with their irresponsible and alcoholic mother and her abusive boyfriend. So they plot to set free themselves from the messed up life as they think they deserve better.
It was supposed to be a television movie, but later it saw a limited theatrical release and a mixed response from all quarters. I liked the film, for its strong content, but the weakness lies in the first half. The beginning was a very poor quality of presentation, the next half was the reason I favoured it where it erupts while the narration nearing the conclusion.
Since no one knows the details about the real sisters, the characters were altered in the movie as the cast desired to attack few things to complete it. Both, Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley were not bad, but it's hard to believe these child actors are all grown up. In a few years, they will be in the lead! Anyway, this film is worth a watch, especially true stories like this fascinates me. We could learn about our world and its society, what other people went through in their lives and the reason behind those stuffs.
7/10
It was supposed to be a television movie, but later it saw a limited theatrical release and a mixed response from all quarters. I liked the film, for its strong content, but the weakness lies in the first half. The beginning was a very poor quality of presentation, the next half was the reason I favoured it where it erupts while the narration nearing the conclusion.
Since no one knows the details about the real sisters, the characters were altered in the movie as the cast desired to attack few things to complete it. Both, Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley were not bad, but it's hard to believe these child actors are all grown up. In a few years, they will be in the lead! Anyway, this film is worth a watch, especially true stories like this fascinates me. We could learn about our world and its society, what other people went through in their lives and the reason behind those stuffs.
7/10
- Reno-Rangan
- Dec 3, 2015
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