''For the Love of Aaron'' is a Canadian television film, directed by

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and released in 1994."A daring, honest look at mental illness". ''

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'', February 25, 1994. Based on the true story of Margaret Gibson, a noted Canadian writer who suffered from

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, the film dramatizes her custody battle for her son Aaron after her divorce. The film stars

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as Gibson,

Nick Mancuso Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948) is an Italian-Canadian actor, artist, playwright, and director. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he had his breakthrough role in the 1981 drama ''Ticket to Heaven'', for which he won the ...

as her ex-husband Stuart and Keegan Macintosh as Aaron, as well as

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, Malcolm Stewart and Michael Rogers. The film aired on

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in Canada, and

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in the United States, in 1994. The film was a Gemini Award nominee for Best TV Movie, and Harrison was nominated for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, at the

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."Major Gemini Nominations". ''

'', January 18, 1995.

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* 1994 films Canadian drama television films English-language Canadian films Films directed by John Kent Harrison MTM Enterprises films 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub