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"The Real Story of the Hidden History of Canadian Cult Films."

The first feature-length documentary that fully explores how the toxic social and political Canadian context after 1968 created some of the most nihilistic and imaginative Canadian cult films of the 1970s and 80s and beyond.

Top Cast

  • Pierre David

    Pierre David

    Self

  • William Fruet

    William Fruet

    Self

  • André Link

    André Link

    Self

  • William Lustig

    William Lustig

    Self

  • Howard Maurer

    Howard Maurer

    Self

  • George Mihalka

    George Mihalka

    Self

  • Danielle Ouimet

    Danielle Ouimet

    Self

  • Dyanne Thorne

    Dyanne Thorne

    Self

  • Greg Dunning

    Greg Dunning

    Self

Overview

The first feature-length documentary that fully explores how the toxic social and political Canadian context after 1968 created some of the most nihilistic and imaginative Canadian cult films of the 1970s and 80s and beyond.

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