During a police strike in Nova Scotia's capital city, a gang of hoodlums end up unintentionally causing the owner of a gay bar to be killed. This escalates into a string of murders with a lone survivor trying to not be next.
Practical Effects
Gritty siege effects on a shoestring budget — pure resourcefulness.
Direction
Tight, claustrophobic spatial control in a single location.
Acting
Terry-David Després brings unexpected soul to Daniel.
Director
Paul Donovan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Halifax during actual tensions around gay rights and police relations; the fictional police strike eerily mirrors real institutional failures toward queer communities in 1980s Canada.
Director Paul Donovan later created Lexx — yes, the weird space opera — making this his gritty earthly origin story. Terry-David Després was a Halifax theatre actor; this was his only major film role before his death from AIDS-related illness in 1993.
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