''Mile Zero'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Andrew Currie and released in 2001.Marke Andrews, "Debut walks emotional tightrope: The main character of director Andrew Currie's first feature is neither clear-cut hero nor out-and- out villain". ''

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'', November 26, 2001. The film stars

Michael Riley Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor. From 1998 to 2000, he portrayed Brett Parker in ''Power Play''. He has acted in over 40 films and television series, including '' This Is Wonderland'', for which he received a Gemini Awa ...

as Derek Ridley, a divorced father who abducts his son Will (

Connor Widdows Connor Widdows (born January 27, 1992) is a former Canadian child actor. He appeared in the second and third film adaptation of the ''X-Men'' franchise, '' X2'' and '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', as Jones, a student at Professor Xavier's school who ...

) after his ex-wife Allison (

Sabrina Grdevich Sabrina Grdevich is a Canadian actress. Sabrina portrayed Dana Ballard in the 1999 made-for-TV movie '' Ultimate Deception'' with Yasmine Bleeth. Her starring roles include ''Mile Zero'' and ''Lola''. Other roles included playing Cathy Blake in ...

) tries to limit his contact. Currie's intention for the film was to present a nuanced understanding of the emotional vulnerability that might lead a father to act in this manner, neither demonizing him as a mainstream

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

film would likely have done nor portraying him as a hero; it was inspired in part by Currie's own emotions about having to spend a year away from his son while studying at the

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. The film premiered at the

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, also known as Cinéfest and Cinéfest Sudbury is an annual film festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada,"Cinefest provides cultural landmark". ''Sudbury Star'', September 16, 1999. held over nine ...

in September 2001, before screening at the 2001

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

as the opening film in the Canadian Perspectives program. The film received three

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award nominations at the

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001 2nd VFCC Awards January 31, 2002 ---- Best Film: Memento ---- Best Canadian Film: Last Wedding The 2nd Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2001, were given on 31 January 2002. Winners International * ...

, for Best Canadian Film, Best Actor in a Canadian Film (Riley) and Best Director of a Canadian Film (Currie).Glen Schaefer, "Memento tops with local critics". ''

The Province ''The Province'' is a daily newspaper published in tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside the ''Vancouver Sun'' broadsheet newspaper. Together, they are British Columbia's only ...

'', January 31, 2002.

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* 2001 films 2001 drama films Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films Films shot in British Columbia Films directed by Andrew Currie 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films English-language drama films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub