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Because Why (1993)

Because Why poster
Directed by
Arto Paragamian
Genre
comedy film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A very low-key independent comedy from Canada that follows a man through quiet everyday situations. The film has a gentle offbeat tone and won an audience award at a film festival.

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What happens

Because Why is a 1993 Canadian independent film, directed by Arto Paragamian and starring Michael Riley. Very low-keyed, with doses of comedy, the film won the Audience Award at the 1994 Mannheim International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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