''Obsessed'' (also known as ''Hitting Home'')
[ is a 1987 Canadian ]drama film
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.
Plot
A Canadian mother and businesswoman Dinah Middleton (Keane) is devastated when her teenage son, Alex (Anderson), is killed by a hit-and-run
In traffic laws, a hit and run or a hit-and-run is the act of causing a traffic collision and not stopping afterwards. It is considered a supplemental crime in most jurisdictions.
Additional obligation
In many jurisdictions, there may be an ...
driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective
A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators of ...
to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York City
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, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty
Extradition is an action wherein one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction, over to the other's law enforcement. It is a cooperative law enforcement procedure between the two jurisdict ...
between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.
Recognition
* 1989
** - Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Rose Dewhurst (3 June 1924 – 22 August 1991) was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early drama ...
- Won
** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best work by a sound designer in a Canadian film. Formerly known as Best Overall Sound, it was renamed to Best Sound Mi ...
- Don White, Gabor Vadnay, Michael Liotta, Joe Grimaldi - Nominated
** - Kerrie Keane
Kerrie Keane is a Canadian actress.
She graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1970.
Her early film career included roles in '' The Incubus'' (1982), '' Spasms'' (1983), ''Morning Man'' (1986) and '' Bates Mot ...
- Nominated
** Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the Gen ...
- Douglas Bowie, Robin Spry
Robin Spry (October 25, 1939 – March 28, 2005) was a Canadian film director and television producer and screenwriter.
Spry was perhaps best known for his documentary films '' Action: The October Crisis of 1970'' and '' Reaction: A Portrait of ...
- Nominated
* 1988
** Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...
Best Canadian Film - Robin Spry - Won
References
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1987 television films
1987 films
Canadian drama television films
1987 drama films
Films based on Canadian novels
Films shot in Montreal
Films directed by Robin Spry
French-language Canadian films
1980s English-language films
1980s Canadian films
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