''Kardia'' is the debut feature film by director
Su Rynard, released in 2005. The film was produced by
Paul Barkin and
Larissa Giroux of Alcina Pictures in
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
Plot
The film tells the story of Hope, a
pathologist who discovers that the experimental
heart operation
Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to corr ...
she underwent as a child has mysteriously linked her life with another. She revisits her childhood to uncover the secrets of her past.
Cast
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Mimi Kuzyk as Hope
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Peter Stebbings as Dad
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Kristin Booth as Sally
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Ariel Waller as Young Hope
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Stephen Lobo as Sanjay
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Donna Goodhand
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People
* Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name
* Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), I ...
as Auntie Florrie
*Emma Campbell as Nurse
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Steve Cumyn
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Notable people with the name include:
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* Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people
* Steve ...
as Surgeon
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Nancy McAlear as Scrub Nurse
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Dylan Trowbridge as Reporter
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Nancy E.L. Ward as OR Surgery Team Member
Awards
*The film won the 2005
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize award of $25,000.00 USD was granted annually at the Hamptons International Film Festival
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at the
Hamptons International Film Festival.
[Jeremy Kay]
"Sloan science prize at Hamptons goes to Cardia"
''Screen Daily
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The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. ...
'', October 6, 2005.
References
External links
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2005 films
Canadian drama films
English-language Canadian films
2005 directorial debut films
2005 drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
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