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This Beautiful City (2007) -- When a woman plummets from her condo balcony in Toronto's downtown westside, five turbulent lives collide, releasing spurts and geysers of long suppressed sexuality and aggression.

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Ed Gass-Donnelly (writer)
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When a woman plummets from her condo balcony in Toronto's West Queen West neighbourhood, five turbulent lives collide, releasing spurts and geysers of long suppressed sexuality and aggression. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Aaron Poole ... Johnny

Kristin Booth ... Pretty

Caroline Cave ... Carol
Noam Jenkins ... Harry
Stuart Hughes ... Peter

Kat Germain ... Zoe

Tony Nappo ... Crack
Jefferson Mappin ... Phil
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Akin ... Police Chief

Christopher Cordell ... Green Jacket Jock
Brian Frank ... Steve
Dawn Greenhalgh ... Mrs. Thompson
Kevin Hanchard ... Father
Stephen R. Hart ... Charity mover
Jalen Henry ... Young Boy

Marvin Ishmael ... Bill
Niki Landau ... Chester's Wife
Leyana Martinez ... Prostitute
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos ... Attendant
Kayla McCalla ... Young Girl

Jack Murray ... Waiter

Rahnuma Panthaky ... Female Doctor
Peter Schoelier ... Gordon

Julie Sype ... Secretary
Cherilee Taylor ... Physiotherapist (as Cherilee Garofano)
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Canada:85 min
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Forget the budget, notice the actors, 25 October 2008
9/10
Author: gbbetts from Canada

This movie feels cheaply made, but considering its subject matter, it makes sense. The gritty cinema-verite style jumps back and forth between the lives of street workers and condo dwellers, gradually drawing these two worlds ever closer. Jump cuts and hand-held cameras work in this context.

The best thing about the movie, and the thing that ultimately overcomes the poor filming, is the acting. Great performances by Aaron Poole (who is also the producer), Kristin Booth (from MVP), and Caroline Cave (from the L Word) create a genuine tension on screen. The story itself is clever, and the dialogue understated, but the acting borders on magnificent. Not only do they manage to create something riveting, but smart as well. The setting, the city, looks fabulous.

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