Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008)

An urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter, and the faith of a child.

Director:

Charles Officer

Writers:

Charles Officer (story), Charles Officer (screenplay),

Stars:

Clark Johnson, Karen LeBlanc, Daniyah Ysrayl

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clark Johnson	...	Silence
Karen LeBlanc	...	Jude
Daniyah Ysrayl	...	Ciel (as Daniel J. Gordon)
Walter Borden	...	Horace
David Collins	...	Yardie
Chris Johnson	...	Crocker
Ndidi Onukwulu	...	Ruth
Samantha Somer Wilson	...	Hannah
Elizabeth Saunders	...	Eva
Martin Villafana	...	Roy
Araya Mengesha	...	Kandae
Tahliel Hawthorne	...	Aria
Michael Derek McWilliams	...	Rudy
Jaccob Bodanis-Rhule	...	Saul
Sal Scozzari	...	Junior

Storyline

Jamaican-Canadian emergency room nurse Jude is a single mother whose primary focus in life is her twelve year old son Ciel, that is when she isn't dealing with her incurable sickle cell disease, which will probably be the cause of her eventual death. Like his mother, Ciel is a born caregiver, whose love of music, magic and new age mysticism is in large part a way to provide his mother love and protection, especially against her illness. Regardless, Jude relates to Ciel as if she isn't sick, such as planning to take him back to Jamaica someday so that he can have a better understanding of his heritage. And Ciel hopes that his mother's belief that the ones you love never go away is true. Into their lives comes Silence, an underground fighter. He and Jude meet when he comes into the hospital due to a fighting injury. Silence is dealing with his own issues, most notably taking over the Exodus boxing club after the death of his mentor and the club's owner, Horace. Silence learns that ...

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Plot Keywords:

blood test | jamaican | single mother | mother son relationship | boxing | 

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Taglines:

The people you love never go away.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mere. Protecteur. Innocence

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Film Centre (CFC), Eleven Thirteen, pUNK FILMS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"MEMORIES"
Written by Anthony Hibbert
West King Music (JAMPAC)
From the Compilation Jamaica to Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974
Compiled by Kevin Howes
Originally Released on Summer Records
Courtesy of Light in the Attic Records © 2006

User Reviews

Toronto International Film Festival HIT

The Buzz is on for NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY. Enchanting. Exquisite Performances. Fantastic soundtrack. Assured. Personal. Magical. Heartfelt. Daring. Unique. Gorgeously crafted feature-directing debut. NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY explores the connections between the healer, the warrior and the child with lyricism, style and stunning cinematography. The Toronto International Programmer Jesse Wente says the film "touches upon themes of faith and destiny while remaining unabashedly romantic". Jennie Punter from The Globe and Mail says, "One of the most beautiful and accomplished films to come out of the Canadian Film Centre". NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY is Charles Officer's coming out party as Canada's most visionary filmmaker... and what a party it is!