Algonquin (film)

2013 Canadian film

Algonquin

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Directed by| Jonathan Hayes
Written by| Jonathan Hayes
Produced by| Jane Motz Hayes
Darren Portelli
Starring| Mark Rendall
Nicholas Campbell
Sheila McCarthy
Michael Levinson
Victoria Sanchez
Cinematography| Catherine Lutes
Edited by| Duff Smith
Music by| Ohad Benchetrit & Justin Small

Production
companies

Berkeley Films
Spiral Entertainment

Distributed by| A71 Entertainment

Release date

* 24 August 2013 (2013-08-24) (Montreal World Film Festival)

Running time

| 101 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| English

Algonquin is a 2013 Canadian drama film written and directed by Jonathan Hayes. It stars Mark Rendall, Nicholas Campbell, Sheila McCarthy, Michael Levinson, and Victoria Sanchez.

## Plot

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Leif (Nicholas Campbell), a travel writer whose career has declined, visits his son Jake (Mark Rendall). The father plans to produce a book about Algonquin Park and invites his son to join him in its writing.[1] Leif also meets up with Rita (Sheila McCarthy), his former wife and Jake's mother.[2] Matters are complicated when they are joined by Carmen (Victoria Sanchez), Leif's young romantic partner, and her son Iggy (Michael Levinson).[3] Leif and Jake then proceed with a canoe trip through Algonquin Park to find a particular horseshoe.[2][3][4]

## Cast

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* Mark Rendall as Jake Roulette
* Nicholas Campbell as Leif Roulette
* Sheila McCarthy as Rita
* Michael Levinson as Iggy
* Victoria Sanchez as Carmen
* Boyd Banks as a park warden

## Production

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Algonquin marks the first time that Hayes has written and directed a feature film.[1]

## Release

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The film was first screened at the Montreal World Film Festival on 24 August 2013.[5][6]

TheStar.com critic rated two point five out of five stars and wrote that "It’s hardly a hugs-all-around reunion and tempers run hot as Jake becomes increasingly exasperated with his father"[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b Lacey, Liam (11 April 2014). "Algonquin: Adrift in the wilderness, typically Canadian". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
2. ^ a b Stone, Jay (1 May 2014). "Movie review: Algonquin a fractured drama in a lovely setting". Postmedia News. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
3. ^ a b Barnard, Linda (10 April 2014). "Algonquin paddles through family's twist and turns: review". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. ^ "TiP Feature Playing in Toronto". ACTRA Toronto. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
5. ^ "Algonquin". Festival des Films du Monde / World Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
6. ^ Robb, Peter (1 May 2014). "All Canadian: Father-son film set in iconic Algonquin Park". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
7. ^ "Algonquin paddles through family's twist and turns: review". thestar.com. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

## External links

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* Algonquin at IMDb
* Algonquin at Berkeley Films

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