NORMAL
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Normal follows the lives of three characters whose worlds intersect at the accidental death of a young man. Catherine, his mother, continues to grieve for her son, living an isolated life and alienating her remaining family; Walt lives at a standstill, trying to find redemption by caring for his autistic brother whose agoraphobia was augmented by the accident; and Jordie, a young man fresh out of youth detention for his role in the theft of the car that killed his friend, returns to his dysfunctional home to the arms of his young step-mother. Ultimately, these stories merge into one story, as the characters, linked by blood and fate, search for redemption.
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Carl Bessai
Director
Carl Bessai’s first feature film, Johnny, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival of 1999 where it received a special jury citation. His second feature, Lola, premiered at the Toronto festival in 2001 and went on to screenings at the Sundance and Berlin festivals. His 2003 feature, Emile, starring Sir Ian McKellen, also premiered at the Toronto festival and went on to theatrical releases in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. In 2005, he directed Severed, an eco-horror, art-house zombie film, followed by the 2006 feature Unnatural and Accidental, which premiered at the TIFF and went on to win several festival prizes and a Genie award in 2007. Normal is his sixth feature film.
35 mm
Betacam
High definition
100 minutes
Colour
Aspect ratio
1.85
Original version in English |
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Producers
Carl Bessai
Andrew Boutilier
Director and Director of Photography
Carl Bessai
Scriptwriters
Travis McDonald
Carl Bessai
Editor
Lisa Binkley
Sound
Jeff Carter
Cast
Carrie-Anne Moss
Kevin Zegers
Callum Keith Rennie
Cameron Bright
Michael Riley
Tygh Runyan
Camille Sullivan
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Production
Raven West Films Ltd.
207 West Hastings St.
Suite 701
Vancouver British Columbia
V6B 1H7
Canada
(604) 681-7121
(604) 681-7173
info@ravenwestfilms.com
www.ravenwestfilms.com
Submission Film Productions Inc.
1333 West Georgia St.
Suite 807
Vancouver British Columbia
V6E 4V3
Canada
(778) 329-2452
andrew@submission-films.com
www.submission-films.com
Distribution – Canada
Mongrel Media Inc.
1028 Queen St. W.
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1H6
Canada
(416) 516-9775
(416) 516-0651
info@mongrelmedia.com
www.mongrelmedia.com
International distribution
Bankside Films
Douglas House
3 Richmond Buildings
London
W1D 3HE
England
44 20 77 34 35 66
44 20 32 30 10 59
films@bankside-films.com
www.bankside-films.com
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