H2O (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Charles Binamé

Writers:

Paul Gross (co-writer)
John Krizanc (writer)

Release Date:

31 October 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A dead Prime Minister. A country in turmoil. A battle for Canada's most precious resource...

Plot:

When Canada's Prime Minister drowns in what appears to be a boating accident, his son takes office and is drawn into a deceptive world of power and corruption.

Plot Keywords:

Canada | Prime Minister | Conspiracy | Ottawa Ontario | Police

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Paul Gross	...	Thomas David McLaughlin
Leslie Hope	...	Sgt. Leah Collins
Guy Nadon	...	Marc Lavigne
Martha Henry	...	Julia McLaughlin
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Don Pritchard / Lt. Daniel Holt
Michael Murphy	...	U.S. Ambassador Conrad
Barry Flatman	...	Cam Ritchie
Louise Portal	...	Marie Lavigne
Philip Akin	...	U.S. President Monroe (as Phil Akin)
Macha Grenon	...	Lavigne's Aide
Peter MacNeill	...	Police Chief
Jeff Pustil	...	Deever
Tantoo Cardinal	...	Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
Diego Matamoros	...	Doug McKay
Jeff Seymour	...	Nate Morgan

Also Known As:

H2O: The Last Prime Minister (Canada: English title) (long title)

Runtime:

177 min | Canada:240 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Greece:K-13 | Canada:14

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Whizbang Films Inc.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the Fort Rupert Royal Canadian Legion hall, the barkeep is wearing a ball cap. Legion protocol strictly forbids the wearing of hats within the building.

Quotes:

Thomas David McLaughlin: I'm the Prime Minister of Canada! You're just businessmen!

Movie Connections:

Followed by "The Trojan Horse" (2008)

a good film that Canadians would understand

Seeing Paul Gross,after his role in Due South,is quite a change. This film H2O is a political thriller set in the near future. Water,not oil,is the main subject of this film. Our neighbour to the south,United States,is running out of it,so,they would love to get their hands on ours. In this film,the prime minister dies in a boating accident,which turns out to be murder. Slowly,the solicitor general discovers their is a plot,to merge Canada into the United States. He tries to prevent this happening,with tragic results. I sent a couple of DVD's to a couple of friends in the US of this film. One person did not care for it,the politics was to confusing. The other person did enjoy it,the political background of the film,confusing,so he goes to the library and gets a few books about Canada and it political setup. I am now waiting for the next film,H2O: Trojan horse.