Unnatural & Accidental

Unnatural & Accidental is a 2006 Canadian film directed by Carl Bessai and starring Carmen Moore, Callum Keith Rennie, and Tantoo Cardinal.[2] It was adapted from a Marie Clements play The Unnatural and Accidental Women.[2]

Unnatural & Accidental
Directed byCarl Bessai
Written byMarie Clements
Based onThe Unnatural and Accidental Women
by Marie Clements
Produced byEmily Alden (co-producer)
Carl Bessai (producer)
Cynthia Chapman (line producer)
Jason James (producer)
StarringCarmen Moore
Callum Keith Rennie
Tantoo Cardinal
CinematographyCarl Bessai
Edited byJulian Clarke
Music byClinton Shorter
Distributed byOdeon Films
Release date
  • February 14, 2006 (2006-02-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,420[1]

Premise

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Unnatural & Accidental is about a First Nations woman named Rebecca (Carmen Moore) who returns home to Vancouver to be with her dying father and searches for her mother, Rita Jones (Tantoo Cardinal), who has been missing for years. Her journey leads her into the troubled life faced by many First Nations women who have ended up killed.

Awards

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2007

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2006

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Unnatural & Accidental". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Alison Gillmor, "Play's powerful message muted by overly stagy film". Winnipeg Free Press, December 8, 2006.
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