Saint Jude (2000)
- Directed by
- John L'Ecuyer
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 3.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage girl named Jude lives with a dysfunctional family and works the streets of Montreal as a prostitute and drug addict. Her father struggles with her choices while her sister dates an HIV-positive boyfriend.
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What happens
Saint Jude is a 2000 Canadian drama film directed by John L'Ecuyer. The film stars Liane Balaban as Jude, a teenage girl from a dysfunctional family who hangs out on the streets of Montreal as a prostitute and drug addict. The cast includes Nicholas Campbell as Jude's father, Victoria Sanchez as her sister Maureen, Kris Lemche as Maureen's HIV+ drug addict boyfriend Gabe and Bernie Coulson as Big Al, as well as Raymond Cloutier, Louise Portal, Victor Soumis, Simon Peacock, Tom Watt, Daniela Akerblom, Robert Morin, David DiSalvio, Arizona O'Neill, Mary Morter, Gerald L'Ecuyer, Griffith Brewer and Sasha Dominique in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by Heather O'Neill and Esta Spalding, based in part on O'Neill's short story "Big Al". It was shot in Montreal in spring 1999. The film premiered in the Perspective Canada program at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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