This Beautiful City

This Beautiful City is a 2007 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Ed Gass-Donnelly. It premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and had a general theatrical release in 2008.

This Beautiful City
Film poster
Directed byEd Gass-Donnelly
Written byEd Gass-Donnelly
Produced byEd Gass-Donnelly
Lee Kim
Aaron Poole
David Krae
Julie Sype
StarringAaron Poole
Kristin Booth
Caroline Cave
Noam Jenkins
Stuart Hughes
CinematographyMicha Dahan
Edited byEd Gass-Donnelly
Distributed by20/40 Films
Release date
  • September 11, 2007 (2007-09-11)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film depicts the lives of five disparate characters in Downtown Toronto. Johnny (Aaron Poole) is a recovering crack cocaine addict trying to convince his prostitute girlfriend Pretty (Kristin Booth) to move with him to a new city so they can make a clean break from their old lives, while Harry (Noam Jenkins) and Carol (Caroline Cave) are a wealthy couple. Events are set in motion when Carol falls from the balcony of her condo in an apparent suicide attempt, landing just metres away from Johnny and Pretty in the alleyway below. She survives, but Peter (Stuart Hughes), a police detective, finds her and the group's lives begin to intertwine.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack includes songs by Bry Webb, Sunparlour Players, Buck 65, Jewish Legend and Sebastien Grainger, Andre Ethier, Shad, The Ghost Is Dancing, Emilie Mover and Dave MacKinnon.[1]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 14%, based on seven reviews.[2] Ray Bennett of The Hollywood Reporter said, "The film is contrived but powerful. A mood of underlying dread gives each scene extra tension and its gritty portrait of how urban life at all levels can ground people down is striking."[3]

Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for four Genies at the 29th Genie Awards, including Best Actor (Poole), Best Original Song (Bry Webb, "Big Smoke"), Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.

References
  1. Jim Slotek, "Classes clash in Beautiful City". Toronto Star, May 23, 2008.
  2. This Beautiful City at Rotten Tomatoes
  3. Bennett, Ray (July 10, 2008). "This Beautiful City". The Hollywood Reporter.


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