A Toronto murder unearths ancient hatreds in a city that thought it was safe.
A brutal drive-by shooting of a Croatian woman who works at an abortion clinic sends two homicide detectives out onto the streets of one of the world's most culturally diverse cities. Their first suspect has ties to the pro-life movement. But a sudden turn of events, a fresh trail of clues and a suicide attempt by the victim's Serbian husband lead the detectives into the impenetrable world of Balkan politics and prejudices. As they hunt for the killer, they uncover an ethnic war between Croatians and Serbians amid the urban backdrop of downtown Toronto.
Acting
Alberta Watson brings weary gravitas to every scene.
Writing
Refuses easy answers on abortion politics and Balkan beef.
Production
Toronto as character—gritty, unglamorous, surprisingly perfect.
Director
Jerry Ciccoritti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1999, this captures Toronto's Parkdale and Roncesvalles neighborhoods before full gentrification, when Bosnian and Croatian refugees still dominated.
Director Jerry Ciccoritti made three 'Chasing' TV films; this was the only one to crack open ethnic violence rather than domestic noir.
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