At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story

At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story is a 1998 Canadian television film about the life of Canadian right to die advocate Sue Rodriguez.[1]

At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
Directed bySheldon Larry
Written byLinda Svendsen
Produced byLaszlo Barna
StarringWendy Crewson
Carl Marotte
CinematographyAlbert J. Dunk
Edited byStephen Lawrence
Music byMychael Danna
Andrew Lockington
Production
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Atlantic Mediaworks
Distributed byAlliance Atlantis Communications
Release dates
  • 12 February 1998 (1998-02-12) (Canada)
  • 23 February 2007 (2007-02-23) (UK)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was written by Linda Svendsen based on the book by Lisa Hobbs Birnie and directed by Sheldon Larry.

Cast

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Politician Svend Robinson was portrayed by a different actor, but also had his own cameo role in the film as the third reporter at Sue Rodriguez's first press conference.

Awards

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  • In 1999, Wendy Crewson won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the Gemini Awards.[2]
  • In 1999, Linda Svendsen won the WGC Award from the Writers Guild of Canada.

References

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  1. ^ Baskin, Ellen (2018-04-27). Enser's Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from which Films have been Made, 1928-2001. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-76983-9.
  2. ^ "Hamilton's Lawrence Hill, Wendy Crewson to get stars on Walk of Fame". 30 September 2015.
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