The Gospel According to the Blues (2010)
- Directed by
- Thom Fitzgerald
- Genre
- tv movie, drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rating
- 3.0 of 10 from 1 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 mother tries to stop her college-educated son from getting involved with the local drug trade. The film focuses on their struggles and her efforts to create change in their community.
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What happens
The Gospel According to the Blues is a Canadian television drama film, directed by Thom Fitzgerald and released in 2010. Adapted from George Boyd's stage play Gideon's Blues, the film stars Jackie Richardson as Momma-Lou Steele, a woman advocating for change in her community after her son Gideon (Richard Chevolleau), a college graduate struggling to find stable employment, becomes drawn into the local illegal drug trade. The film also stars Karen Robinson as Gideon's wife Cherlene, as well as Cory Bowles, Lucy DeCoutere and John Dunsworth in supporting roles. The film premiered June 1, 2010 on Vision TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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