Small Town Murder Songs

82

75 minutes – Crime Drama
Language: English
Release date: February 11, 2011
Festival Release date: September 14, 2010 (TIFF)
US Release date: May 26, 2011
Canadian Distributor: KinoSmith
US Distributor: Monterey Media

Who raped and killed the girl whose body is found by the lake near a rural Ontario community? And who was she? The brutal death of this young woman sets the tone for this gothic tale of crime and redemption. Set in a small Mennonite town, Small Town Murder Songs tells the story of an aging police officer (played by Swedish-born, American-based actor Peter Stormare), who is one of the first people on the scene of the crime. But things quickly grow beyond his control. For example, the woman who called in the body is Rita (Jill Hennessy), an old fling of Walter’s. But Rita and Walter’s past is stronger and more recent than most people know. And Walter hides his own violent past until this unexpected and unwelcome event forces a change in the the calm that has until now governed his newly reformed life.

Small Town Murder Songs, movie poster

Crew:

Producer:

Lee Kim
Ed Gass-Donnelly

Director:

Ed Gass-Donnelly

Screenwriter:

Ed Gass-Donnelly

Cinematographer:

Brendan Steacy

Editor:

Ed Gass-Donnelly

Composer:

Bruce Pennsula

Cast: Roles:

Peter Stormare
Martha Plimpton
Jill Hennessy
Sebastian Pigott
Jackie Burroughs
Ari Cohen
Stephen Eric McIntyre
Stuart Hughes
Alexandria Benoit
Trent McMullen
Aaron Poole
Ann Holloway
John Stead
Amy Rutherford
Timm Zemanek
Heather Allin
Jessica Clement
Kat Germain
Alyssa Mariano
Colin Burrowes
Vladimir Bondarenko
Gordon Bolan
Erin Brandenburg
Alan Penner
Herm Dick
Andrew Penner
Sean Eaton
Mark Snowdon
Heidi Burrowes
John Penner
Liam Burrowes
Emily Schooley

Police Chief Walter
Sam
Rita
Officer Sebastian
Olive
Washington
Steve
Billy
Sarah
Officer Kevin
Jim
Greta
David
Ava
Wilson
Mrs. West
Deb
Jenny
Cindy
Police Constable
Deacon
Additional Voices
Officer Erin
Worker 2
Walter’
Worker 1
Morgue Attendant
Frank
Crime Scene Photographer
Joh Penner