Another Man's Son (2009)

A spin doctor must betray his client when he finds out a murderous secret.

Directors:

Tim Bissell, Craig F. Watkins

Writers:

Tim Bissell (screenplay), Tim Bissell (story),

Stars:

James McGowan, Tyler Brent, Doug Millar

Cast

Credited cast:
James McGowan	...	Mayor Richard Kendrick
Tyler Brent	...	Ari Hazelle
Doug Millar	...	Sid Cooper
Charles Lo Manto	...	Alvin Pearce
Whitney McRae	...	Polly Hazelle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colleen Banko	...	Jean Devoire
Dina Dametto	...	Rosa Ramirez
Alex Dobrindt	...	Hayden Kendrick
Sean Emberley	...	Edgar Chance
Corbin Giroux	...	Jason Hazelle
Adam Growe	...	Adam the Landlord
Wes Radigan	...	Marc - Andre Devoire
Robert Regan	...	Oliver
Tanya Sitko	...	Daisy McIntyre

Storyline

One night Ari Hazelle is called to the home of his boss, Mayor Richard Kendrick. When he arrives he is shocked to find the body of Richard's wife Suzanne lying at the bottom of the stairs. Richard tells Ari she fell down them in a drunken stupor. Immediately Ari smells a rat but he goes along with it out of loyalty to his employer. Richard orders Ari to come up with a situation which doesn't look as incriminating and eventually Ari hatches a plan to stage the events as a suicide. Ari and Richard intend to lay low and let things blow over but a reporter named Sid Cooper who has had many battles with Ari in the past intervenes. Sid comes to Ari with a tape recording of a conversation between him and a flustered Mrs. Kendrick. Mrs. Kendrick told Sid she had something important to tell him about her husband but hangs up before she can say exactly what. Now both Sid and Ari are intrigued as to what exactly got her killed. It is only when Ari uncovers a pattern of violent abuse between the ...

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Plot Keywords:

spin doctor | suicide | media | betrayal | staircase | 

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Taglines:

Some things are just too dirty to wipe clean...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 2009 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 25,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blacklist Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

When James McGowan's character takes a spill down the staircase, the actual person seen falling is a composite of both directors Tim Bissell and Craig Watkins and lead actor Tyler Brent who all tried their hand at being stunt doubles.

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Quotes

Daisy: Do you smoke?
Ari: Uh... no.
Daisy: Me neither really, just when I don't have a steady boyfriend, oral fixation you know?

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Connections

Features Frozen Seed (2008)

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