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The Life Before This

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The Life Before This, movie

92 minutes – Drama
Language: English
Festival release date: September 15, 1999 (TIFF)
Release date: November 26, 1999
DVD release date: April 17, 2001
Canadian distributor: Alliance Atlantis

The Life before This plays with chance and shows how a simple coincidence can result in truly devastating and disastrous repercussions in the world. In a story that could come straight from the front pages of any newspaper, several innocent bystanders are hurt or killed when a casino-heist goes terribly wrong and spills into a neighbouring café. Using the technique of an extended flashback, the movie travels back in time to the morning of the shooting and follow the lives of the bystanders through their day to see what choices, in an alternate reality, would change the outcome of the impending shootout.

Still and poster courtesy of Alliance Atlantis

The Life Before This, movie, poster,

Crew:

Producer:

Ilana Frank

Executive Producer:

Ted East

Co-Producer:

Jennifer Jonas

Associate Producer:

Semi Chellas

Director:

Jerry Ciccoritti

Screenwriter:

Semi Chellas

Cinematographer:

Norayr Kasper

Editor:

Nick Rotundo
George Roulson

Composer:

Ron Sures

Cast: Roles:

Catherine O’Hara
Joe Pantoliano
Sarah Polley
Stephen Rea
Bernard Behrens
Martha Burns
Fab Filippo
Emily Hampshire
David Hewlett
Leslie Hope
Joel Keller
Alison Pill
Callum Keith Rennie
Mary Long
Dan Lett
Carl Marotte
Alberta Watson
Ingrid Veninger
Karyn Dwyer
Jacob Tierney
Katie Boland
Frank Crudele
Albert Shultz
Jennifer Dale
Alex Appel

Sheena
Jake Maclean
Connie
Brian
Monsieur Farrin
Gwen Maclean
Michael
Margaret
Nick
Alice
Kevin
Jessica
Martin Maclean
Mrs. Fagnano
Sam
Stan
Nita
Stage Manager
Teenage Girl
Justin
Jake’s Daughter
Uncle Aldo
Sheena’s date

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