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The Adjuster ()

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A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.
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Noah
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Hera
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Bubba
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Mimi
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Arianne
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Bert - The Head Censor
Rose Sarkisyan ...
Seta - Hera's Sister
Armen Kokorian ...
Simon - Hera's Child
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Louise - The Maid
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Tim
Patricia Collins ...
Lorraine
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Tyler - The Young Censor
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The Doctor
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Larry - The Butterfly Collector
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Matthew - His Lover (as Raoul Trujillo)
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The Motel Manager
Paul Bettis ...
The Wild Man of the Billboards
Frank Jefferson ...
Simon as a Baby

Directed by

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Atom Egoyan

Written by

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Atom Egoyan ... ()

Produced by

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Atom Egoyan ... producer
Camelia Frieberg ... co-producer
David Webb ... associate producer

Music by

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Mychael Danna

Cinematography by

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Paul Sarossy ... director of photography

Editing by

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Susan Shipton

Editorial Department

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Charlotte Disher ... assistant editor
Atom Egoyan ... additional editor
Chris Hinton ... color timer
Bruce Organ ... second assistant editor

Production Design by

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Linda Del Rosario
Richard Paris

Set Decoration by

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Linda Del Rosario
Richard Paris

Costume Design by

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Maya Mani

Makeup Department

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Nicole Demers ... makeup artist
Maxine Rennes-Gunderson ... hair designer (as Maxine Rennes)

Production Management

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Sandra Cunningham ... assistant production manager
Camelia Frieberg ... production manager
Stephen J. Turnbull ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Cynthia Gillespie ... second assistant director
Ingrid Veninger ... assistant director
David Webb ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Alexa Anthony ... buyer
Ana Auml ... billboard painter
Elizabeth Bailey ... billboard painter / muralist
Stephen Carr ... assistant set dresser (as a different name)
Kathleen Climie ... assistant art director
James Feige ... art department assistant
Fred Fitzpatrick ... billboard painter / scenic painter
Chris Minz ... billboard painter
John Mokedanz ... art department assistant
Geoff Murrin ... props
Jim Murrin ... props
Michael Rouse ... art department assistant
Mark Schulson ... assistant set dresser
Ian Taylor ... art department assistant

Sound Department

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Michael Bickel ... assistant sound editor
Sue Conley ... dialogue editor
Paul Germann ... trainee sound editor
Richard Harkness ... trainee sound editor (as Rich Harkness)
Peter Kelly ... sound re-recording mixer: Film House
Sid Lieberman ... foley artist
Peter Melnychuk ... boom operator
Steve Munro ... sound designer (as Steven Munro)
George Novotny ... foley recordist
Daniel Pellerin ... re-recording mixer
Ross Redfern ... sound recordist
Velcrow Ripper ... assistant sound editor
E. Jane Thompson ... assistant sound editor (as Jane Thompson)
Michael Werth ... adr editor
Paul Weston ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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Ron Craig ... special effects assistant
Sam McIntyre ... special effects assistant
Stan Zuwala ... special effects assistant
David Neil Trifunovich ... special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Chris Wallace ... hi-def colourist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Kaloust Babian ... still photographer: photographs of Beirut
Cynthia Barlow ... key grip
Paul Boucher ... second assistant camera
Johnnie Eisen ... still photographer
Greg Farrow ... assistant camera: second unit
John Freeman ... camera trainee
George Kerr ... third electrician
Roscoe Kerr ... best boy
Byron McCulloch ... second grip
Michael Melnechenko ... third grip
David Owen ... gaffer
David Plank ... assistant camera
Mark Willis ... camera operator: second unit

Casting Department

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Scott Mansfield ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jill Aslin ... wardrobe mistress
Cori Burchell ... seamstress
Laurie Munday ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Richard Craven ... location manager
Karen Hawes ... assistant location manager
Andrew Munger ... location assistant

Music Department

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Eve Egoyan ... musician: piano
Mark Fewer ... musician: violin

Script and Continuity Department

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Allen Bell ... script editor
Monika Gagnon ... continuity / script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Stephen Payne ... driver
Stephen J. Turnbull ... transportation (as Stephen Turnbull)

Additional Crew

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John P. Allen ... fiddle
Ron Dann ... steel guitar
Lori Dunn ... production assistant
Atom Egoyan ... classical guitar
Charlotte Engel ... production secretary
Jivan Gasparyan ... duduk sample
Shirley Granger ... production accountant
John Hopkins ... director observer
Mark Jackson ... production assistant
Allen Khan ... production assistant
Martyn Krys ... production lawyer
Jordan Merkur ... production assistant
Kim Nelson ... production assistant
Roberta Pazdro ... production coordinator
Om Taka Taka ... caterer
Greg Van Alstyne ... title graphic design
Meredyth Young ... craft service
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Plot Summary

A reflection about what makes everyone's life unique, through the story of Noah's family. Noah is an adjuster, having sex with his customers. His wife Hera watches pornographic movies for the Board of Censors. They live with their son Simon and Hera's sister in a show-flat. One day, they meet Bubba, who wants to make a movie in their house. Written by Yepok

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Taglines Some People Work in Mysterious Ways See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'expert en sinistres (Canada, French title)
  • Der Schätzer (Germany)
  • El taxador (Spain, Catalan title)
  • El liquidador (Spain)
  • 玩火自焚 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Budget CAD1,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Atom Egoyan came up with the idea for the film when his family's home burned down as a child. He was fascinated by how much his family was forced to depend upon the insurance adjuster, who was just a stranger to them otherwise. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Unlawful Entry/Pinocchio/A League of Their Own/Highway 61/The Adjuster (1992). See more »
Soundtracks Look Here My Dear See more »
Quotes Hera: When I say something which deserves consideration and you respond without thinking, how do you feel?
Noah: I feel fine.
Hera: I thought you might feel stupid.
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